No VIP treatment for Dravid

TIRUPATI: Indian Cricket team captain Rahul Dravid offered worship to the lord of Seven Hill on Saturday after waiting in queue for around 45 minutes. The TTD was criticized from several quarters over the VVIP treatment accorded to the newly-wed film stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai last month.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which manages the temple, had recently imposed a ban on providing free VVIP treatment to non-protocol visitors like cricketers and film stars. Dravid and his family had to purchase VIP tickets of Rs 500 each to have darshan of the Lord yesterday.
    
They had to wait in the queue for about 45 minutes for the darshan, temple sources told. But TTD officials ensured that Dravid and his family members had a comfortable stay at the temple town. "They were provided a good paid guesthouse," the sources said.