The founder of the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh, has sparked outrage with his remarks following Saturday’s deadly stampede that killed nine people. Instead of accepting responsibility, Panda blamed the tragedy on the large Ekadashi turnout, saying, “nothing we could do.”

'How am I at fault?': Andhra temple founder denies poor management concerns, blames devotees for stampede that killed 9

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'How am I at fault?': Andhra temple founder denies poor management concerns, blames devotees for stampede that killed 9