This revelation comes in the wake of a controversy surrounding the alleged use of animal fat in ghee in the preparation of laddoos at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, managed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
Amidst the Tirupati temple prasad row, Acharya Satyendra Das, chief priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, has said that In January, during the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, 300 kilograms of ‘prasad’ from the Tirupati temple was distributed to devotees.
This revelation comes in the wake of a controversy surrounding the alleged use of animal fat in ghee in the preparation of laddoos at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, managed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
Speaking to news agency PTI he said: “If animal fat was mixed in the ‘prasad’, it is unforgivable. Strict action should be taken against those responsible.”
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The temple trust revealed that the lab report confirmed the presence of lard and other impurities in ghee used by a contractor.
An official stated that the contractor responsible for supplying adulterated ghee had been blacklisted and legal proceedings were initiated.
How it all started: The controversy erupted when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu first raised concerns about the quality of the ‘prasad’, alleging that animal fat was used during the tenure of the previous YSRCP government led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
CM Naidu alleged that the YSRCP government purchased substandard ghee at cheaper rates, compromising the sacredness of the Tirupati laddoos.
Responding to the allegations, former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy dismissed these allegations as diversion politics and a concocted story aimed at shifting focus from the current government’s failures.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda and Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi have both called for investigations and have sought reports from the Andhra Pradesh government.
The temple trust has assured devotees that the purity of the prasad has now been restored, and steps have been taken to ensure that only the highest quality ingredients are used henceforth.
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