Lulu Group will open an international-standard shopping mall with an 8-screen IMAX multiplex in Visakhapatnam; state-of-the-art Hypermarkets in Vijayawada and Tirupati; and modern food processing and logistics centers in Andhra Pradesh.

(NOTE: Global Hindu Heritage Foundation sent a letter to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on April 20, 2025, requesting him to cancel the permission to Lulu Mall in Tirupati, expressing our concerns about the sanctity of Tirumala and Tirupati, reasons for our concerns, and grant permission, if it is a must, to Lulu Mall in Tirupati beyond 75 Kilometers radius. We did not receive any response from the Andhra Pradesh government.  

The recent Namaz incident on Tirumala Hills is a wake-up call for all Hindus to get involved and prevent the desanctification of Tirumala and Tirupati. This is the letter we sent with minor modifications.

The Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu, after meeting with Yusuff Ali, the Chairman of Lulu Group, announced, “We discussed plans for a Mall and multiplex in Vizag, Hypermarket and multiplexes in Vijayawada and Tirupati, along with investments in the food processing sector across the state.”

There are numerous questions regarding the agreements the Andhra Pradesh government has inked to establish a 30-lakh-square-foot Mall of International standards, featuring an eight-screen multiplex, an international convention center with a seating capacity of 5,000 people, and hypermarkets that are expected to provide employment opportunities to approximately 15,000 people.

GHHF has written a letter appealing to the State government to preserve the sanctity of Tirupati, where nearly one lakh Hindu pilgrims visit Tirupati before going up to Tirumala to have darshan of Lord Sri Venkateswara, whom we call Kaliyuga Devudu. Before you permit the Lula Mall to be built, we ask that the government consider the following consequences for Tirupati Metropolitan City.

Assuming that permission may be granted to build Lula Mall within a 15-mile radius of Tirupati city limits, the sacredness of Lord Venkateswara Temple, the sanctity of Tirumala, and the safety of Hindu pilgrims will be vitiated.

A similar situation will prevail at the Sri Padmavati Temple in Tiruchanur.

Look at the scenario of the consequences of Lula Hypermarket in Tirupati:

·         Based on the experience of other Lulu Malls in India, the management will employ two-thirds Muslim boys and one-third Hindu girls.
·          Lula Mall will become a fertile ground for love Jihad, where vulnerable Hindu girls will be trapped and converted to Islam.
·         It will be a nightmare for Hindu girls who refuse the advances of Muslim boys.
·         Hindu families will become targets for forced conversions, DIVORCES, AND HAVOC TO THE CHILDREN

Within a few years, the demography of Tirupati is expected to change, with the Muslim population increasing in size to approximately 75,000.

These recently relocated Muslim populations will start their small businesses, employing even more people.

·         Food processing and Logistics centers will attract even more of the Muslim population to the sacred city.
·         Most of the restaurants started by Muslims will invariably serve beef and other meat products.
·         New Mosques will be built wherever they want with no permission, as the government officials and politicians do not have the guts to follow the law.
·         The mosques will play Azaan, Islamic prayer, five times a day on the loudspeaker with high-pitched volume.
·         In Tirupati, Hindus will be hearing that “Allah is the greatest. I bear witness that there is no one worthy of worship but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
·         Again, the prayer continues at 5:57 am, 12:22 pm, 3:54 pm, 6:47 pm, and 8:09 pm every day.
·         As per their custom, they will pray wherever they are at those timings – they will do so on the streets, blocking the streets, stopping the traffic, causing a traffic Jam.
·         They may demand that Hindu Temples stop doing pujas and stop ringing bells. They may ask all the Temples to close their doors while doing puja because it hurts their sentiments.
·         It is not far-fetched to realize that the roads leading to Tirumala may be blocked.
·         Incidents of terrorist attacks will increase, as we have seen in Rayachoti. They attacked Ayyappa devotees, and the devotees participated in the procession of Sri Veerbhadra Swami's chariot.
·         Innumerable incidents of attacks on Hindus, Hindu processions, Hindu shops, Hindu devotees, Hindu Temples, Hindu festivals, etc., are possible.
·         Police will not help Hindu victims, victims of Love Jihad, sufferers of property damage, etc.

Politically, there will be a dramatic Shift

* Over 5-8 years, Tirupati would have a Muslim Mayor elected by unanimous Muslim votes and the selfish anti-Hindu political leaders’ support.

·         Once elected, the Muslim Mayor will change the educational syllabus, requiring students to learn about Islam. This is what is happening in the major cities in the UK.
·         The mayor may require all the students to wear a burqa to attend the school.
·         Sharia Courts will start requiring everybody to follow Sharia Law.
· The mayor can require stopping the Hindu Pujas as per the demands of the Muslim population.
·         Halal certification may be required for all consumer goods, forcing Hindu merchants to pay fees to get certification.

SOLUTION

1)      Declare Tirumala - Tirupati - Tiruchanur as a Divya Kshetra like Vatican and Mecca. Sri NT Rama Rao suggested this idea in 1987. Conduct only activities consistent with the Sanatana Dharma principles, maintain the most sacredness of a religious place, and uphold the sanctity of Lord Venkateswara.
2)      Divya Kshetra should include a 30-mile radius where non-Hindu activities will be excluded.
3) There will be challenges to implement the area, such as Divya Kshetra. Compensate all the lawfully conducted businesses and religious places located beyond the boundaries of Divya Kshetra.
4)      Lula Mall may be permitted beyond a 75-kilometer radius to prevent the desanctification of Tirumala, Tirupati, and Tiruchanur.