Star News' special on 'Temple land scam'

Star News' special on 'Temple land scam'

Star News

Star News- the 24 hour Hindi news channel had extensively reported on the Temple land scam in Andhra Pradesh. The channel will showcase this expose in every news segment.

The coverage exposed on the complicity of senior government officials in the sale of temple land worth million of rupees at throwaway rates. Apart from this, the channel will also showcase several high-ranking government officials who have resultantly come under the scanner, informs a media release.

The report will also throw light on the fact that the Andhra Pradesh Endowment Commissioner, I Venkateshwarlu, who was set to retire on the 31 May allowed the sale of temple land merely a week before his retirement.

After the scam was reported, the state government had ordered an enquiry by the Anti Corruption Bureau into the matter, and suspended five officials.

The media release adds that after the channel highlighted the extent of the scam, that the state government of YS Rajashekhara Reddy ordered a Judicial Probe into the matter.