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TTD Board members hand over compensation to victim of stampede family in Kerala

Tirumala, Jan 25 (UNI) Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Board members on Saturday handed over Rs 27 lakh compensation to the family of V. Nirmala from Palakkad, Kerala who died in the stampede on January 8 during the issue of Sarvadarshanam tokens in Tirupati on the occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadashi.
The compensation amount includes Rs.25 lakhs, while board member Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy gave her funds of Rs.2 lakhs and paid a total of Rs.27 lakhs.
TTD Board members Naresh Kumar, Ramamurthy, and Santaram personally visited the victim's house and handed over the compensation.
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