Hyderabad:
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has slammed rivals YSR Congress and his predecessor, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, over a lab report about animal fat in ghee used to make laddoos supplied as prasadam, or devotional choices, on the temple city of Tirupati.
A July 17 report from the Centre of Evaluation and Studying in Livestock and Meals, or CALF, lab on the centre-run Nationwide Dairy Growth Board in Gujarat, launched Wednesday, mentioned it discovered animal fats in ghee used to make the well-known Tirupati laddoos when the YSRCP was in energy.
The report indicated the ghee contained traces of fish oil, beef tallow, and lard; the final is a semi-solid white fats product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig.
“Even Tirupati laddoo was made with substandard substances… they used animal fats as an alternative of ghee,” the Chief Minister raged at a legislature celebration assembly in Amravati the day earlier than.
He declared his authorities has ensured a better high quality of substances, together with ghee, is getting used now, and that that each one meals choices on the iconic temple had been now of improved high quality.
Mr Naidu’s son and Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh additionally joined the assault.
The lord venkateswara swamy temple at Tirumala is our most sacred temple. I’m shocked to study that the @ysjagan administration used animal fats as an alternative of ghee within the tirupati Prasadam. Disgrace on @ysjagan and the @ysrcparty authorities that could not respect the non secular… pic.twitter.com/UDFC2WsoLP
— Lokesh Nara (@naralokesh) September 18, 2024
“The Lord Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala is our most sacred temple. I’m shocked to study that the Jagan Mohan Reddy administration used animal fats as an alternative of ghee… disgrace on them… (their) authorities couldn’t respect the non secular sentiments of crores of devotees.”
The YSRCP, nevertheless, has slammed the “malicious” claims and accused the TDP of mendacity for political achieve. The celebration additionally mentioned it was Mr Naidu, the truth is, who had broken the sanctity of the temple, and of the crores of devotees, by making such outrageous feedback.
రాజకీయం లబ్ధికోసం ఎంతటి నీచానికైనా చంద్రబాబు వెనుకాడడని మరోమారు నిరూపితం అయ్యింది. భక్తుల విశ్వాసాన్ని బలపరిచేందుకు తిరుమల ప్రసాదం విషయంలో నేను, నా కుటుంబం ఆ దేవ దేవుని సాక్షిగా ప్రమాణానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉన్నాం. చంద్రబాబుకూడా తన కుటుంబంతో ప్రమాణానికి సిద్ధమా?2/2
— Y V Subba Reddy (@yvsubbareddymp) September 18, 2024
YSRCP’s YV Subba Reddy wrote in Telugu on X that “it has been proved as soon as once more that Chandrababu (Naidu) won’t hesitate to do something dangerous for the good thing about politics”. The YSRCP chief additionally declared himself prepared “to take an oath as witnesses… in (this) case” and requested, “Is he additionally able to take oath?”
The Congress, in the meantime, has additionally taken photographs on the YSR Congress, with the previous Chief Minister’s sister, now the boss of the Congress’ state unit, demanding a high-level CBI inquiry. The declare, she mentioned in Telugu on X, is “damaging to the sanctity of the deity worshipped by tens of millions of Hindus”.
“If there aren’t any political angles to your allegations… if in case you have no intention of enjoying politics on this subject… type a high-level committee or name for a CBI inquiry. Discover out who’s accountable,” she mentioned.
“The Congress calls for you discover out the reality,” she declared.
An estimated three lakh laddoos are made in Tirupati day-after-day. To make these the temple belief buys huge portions of ghee through e-tenders issued each six months.
