TDP leader Gandi Babji accuses YSRCP of using animal fat in Tirupati Prasadam, prompting an investigation by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan expresses shock, while YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy plans to write to the PM and Chief Justice of India about the issue.

According to reports, beef tallow has been traditionally used during cooking, candle-making and even as a lubricant.

While YSRCP accused Chandrababu Naidu of indulging in “heinous allegations” and TDP circulated the lab report to back the claim.

In the midst of a brewing scandal, the sacred Tirupati laddus are under scrutiny as allegations emerge of adulteration with beef and pork fat. Reports revealing that over 1 lakh laddus were sent to Ayodhya for distribution during the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony have intensified debates among devotees and the broader Hindu community.

The Tirupati laddu, which was granted a Geographical Indication (GI) tag in 2019, is offered as Naivedhyam to Venkateswara at Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and distributed to devotees as 'prasadam'. According to some claims,

Amid growing concerns from devotees regarding the quality of ghee used in the world famous Tirupati ‘laddu prasadam’, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has reassured that the sanctity of the sacred offering has been restored.

The Congress said if claims of ‘desecration’ of the Tirupati laddu are right, a full-fledged enquiry must identify the guilty

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Pragyananand Saraswati Maharaj on Friday demanded severe punishment for YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and that the former Andhra CM be handed over to the public for insulting the beliefs of Hindus and assaulting the Sanatan Dharma.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Friday said he was "deeply disturbed" by the findings of animal fat in Tirupati temple 'prasadam' (consecrated food), and suggested setting up a 'S