vijayawada employees of sri venkateswara swamyvarla devasthanams on saturday staged a protest demanding the suspension of executive officer eo subba reddy who allegedly performed an animal sacrifice at the temple the employees intensified the agitation after the assistant executive officer b ramachari who submitted a report on the incident died of a cardiac arrest the protesters alleged this was due to the pressure mounted on himaccording to temple employees subba reddy sacrificed a goat on the temple premises after he recovered from covid19 in july some employees and religious organisations said the action goes against the rules of sri vaishnavathe endowments department had constituted an inquiry committee under the assistane eo temple employees alleged that ramachari submitted a report confirming animal sacrifice at the temple but it was swept under the carpet by the eo and other senior officials employees also demanded action against the eo for allegedly pressurising ramacharimeanwhile the eo staged a counter protest alleging that employees were blaming him for his strict work ethic