Pawan Kalyan Demands ‘Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board’ Amid Tirupati Laddu Row

Amaravati: Amid the controversy over alleged ‘animal fat’ used for Tirupati laddus, Pawan Kalyan, the cine star turned deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Friday demanded the formation of a ‘Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board’.

In a post on X, Pawan Kalyan said, “…the time has come to constitute a ‘Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board’ at a National level to look into all the issues related to temples in entire Bharath.”

“I think we all should come together to put an end to the desecration of ‘Sanathana Dharma’ in any form,” he added.

Telugu Desam Party and Andhra CM have alleged that the Tirupati laddus, offered to devotees of the Tirumala Venkateswara temple, contained “beef tallow”, “pig lard” and fish oil in it as per a report from a laboratory in Gujarat.

Pawan Kalyan said he was “deeply disturbed” by these findings and stated that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board (TTD) which was constituted by the YSRCP government was at fault.

He also promised to ensure stringent action against those involved> He stressed for the need of a ‘Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board’ at the national level to check such desecration of temples.