Over Allegation of Animal Fat in Tirupati Laddu, YSRCP Approaches High Court

Hyderabad: YSRCP approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking an investigation into the allegations made by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu that under the earlier government led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, ‘animal fat’ was used in the adulterated ghee used for making famed Tirupati laddus.

According to a statement from the party, “Lawyers on behalf of the YSR Congress party mentioned before the High Court bench on the allegations made by Chief Minister Chandrababu on Tirumala laddu. The lawyer asked either for a probe by a sitting judge or the High Court should set up a committee to inquire into the Chief Minister’s comments that animal fat was mixed in the prasad.”

High Court bench suggested that a PIL should be filed and the bench agreed to hear the argument on Wednesday, said YSRCP sources.

At a meeting to mark 100 days of his government, Naidu made the shocking allegation that during the previous YSRCP government, the laddus offered to Lord Venkateshwar at Tirupati and consumed by millions as prasadam were using ghee containing animal fat.

This allegation was denied by former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairmen, YV Subba Reddy and Bhumana Karunakar Reddy. Both accused Naidu of tarnishing the sanctity of Tirupati for political reasons.

Meanwhile, a lab report has confirmed that the prasadam (sacred offering) at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh contains animal fats and fish oil. The NDDB CALF lab, which tests animal feed and dairy products, found that the ghee used in the famed Tirupati laddoos included foreign fats like palm oil, fish oil, beef tallow and lard.