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**Gadkari Offers Prayers at Tirumala Temple**
**TIRUMALA, August 2, 2025 (The Hindu) –** Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, along with his wife Kanchan Gadkari and family members, offered prayers at the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala on Saturday, August 2nd. Gadkari arrived in Tirumala the previous evening and had the darshan of the presiding deity in the early hours. TTD Additional Executive Officer Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary presented the minister with theertha prasadams, and priests offered blessings to Gadkari and his entourage.