Tirupati Laddoos Used Animal Fat, Alleges Chandrababu Naidu; YSR Congress Refutes

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu made a grave allegation that animal fat was used to make Tirupati laddoos under the previous government of YSR Congress led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The YSR Congress refuted the allegation terming it malicious.

While speaking at the NDA legislative party meeting on Wednesday, Naidu, said under the Jagan Reddy government, animal fat was used to make the sought-after laddoos given as ‘prasad’ by the Sri Venkateswara Temple managed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

Naidu said, “In the past 5 years, YSR Congress party leaders have tarnished the sanctity of Tirumala. They compromised on the quality of ‘Annadanam’ (free meals) and even contaminated the sacred Tirumala Laddu by using animal fat instead of ghee. This revelation has caused concern. However, we are now using pure ghee. We are striving to protect the sanctity of the TTD.” Reacting to it, senior YSR Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP YV Subba Reddy accused Naidu of damaging the sanctity of the Tirumala shrine and wrote on X, “Chandrababu Naidu has severely damaged the sanctity of Tirumala and the faith of crores of Hindus. His comments about the Tirumala prasad are extremely malicious. No person would speak such words or make such accusation.”

“I, along with my family, am ready to take an oath before the almighty regarding the Tirumala ‘prasad’. Is Chandrababu Naidu willing to do the same with his family,” Reddy asked.