CM Naidu alleges animal fat used in making Tirupati laddu during Jagan tenure, YSRCP denies it

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged that substandard ingredients and animal fat were used in making Tirupati laddu during the previous Jagan-led YSRCP government. "Even Tirumala laddu was made with substandard ingredients..

.they used animal fat instead of ghee," claimed Naidu. He added that pure ghee was now being used and everything has been sanitised at the temple.



The Tirupati Laddu prasadam is given at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, which is run by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh also targeted Jagan over the issue. "The Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala is our most sacred temple.

I am shocked to learn that the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy administration used animal fat instead of ghee in the Tirupati Prasadam," he said. The lord venkateswara swamy temple at Tirumala is our most sacred temple. I am shocked to learn that the @ysjagan administration used animal fat instead of ghee in the tirupati Prasadam.

Shame on @ysjagan and the @ysrcparty government that couldn’t respect the religious...

pic.twitter.com/UDFC2WsoLP — Lokesh Nara (@naralokesh) September 18, 2024 The YSRC party has denied the charges.

Senior party leader and former TTD chairman YV Subba Reddy termed Naidu's allegation as "malicious". "His comments about the Tirumala prasadam are extremely malicious. No person would speak such words or make such accusations," said Subba Reddy in a post on X.

దివ్య క్షేత్రం తిరుమల పవిత్రతను, వందలకోట్లమంది హిందువుల విశ్వాసాలను చంద్రబాబునాయుడు దారుణంగా దెబ్బతీసి పెద్ద పాపమే చేశాడు. తిరుమల ప్రసాదంపై చంద్రబాబు చేసిన వ్యాఖ్యలు అత్యంత దుర్మార్గం. మనిషి పుట్టుక పుట్టినవారెవ్వరూ కూడా ఇలాంటి మాటలు మాట్లాడరు, ఇలాంటి ఆరోపణలు చేయరు.

1/2 — Y V Subba Reddy (@yvsubbareddymp) September 18, 2024 With inputs from PTI.