Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, in the meantime, denied allegations of the usage of animal fats in preparation of the Tirupati laddu throughout his tenure and in flip accused Chandra Babu Naidu of “taking part in with the emotions of devotees for political beneficial properties”.
The YSRCP chief mentioned that the tender course of happens each six months and the qualification standards has not modified for many years.
“The tender course of happens each six months, and the qualification standards has not modified for many years. Suppliers should present an NABL certificates and a product high quality certificates. TTD collects samples from the ghee, and solely merchandise that cross certification are used,” Reddy mentioned.
“TDP is politicizing non secular issues. We now have rejected the merchandise in our regime 18 instances,” he added.
Reddy additionally introduced that he can be writing to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India explaining Naidu how twisted the information and why motion must be taken towards him for having carried out so.
“In the end, on the finish of the day, I actually am writing a letter to the Prime Minister. I’m additionally writing a letter to the Chief Justice of India. I’m explaining to them as to how Chandrababu Naidu twisted the information and why motion must be taken towards him for having carried out so,” Reddy mentioned.
Centre seeks report
The Centre sought a full report on the problem and Union well being minister JP Nadda mentioned that the federal government will additional the matter and take appropriate actions
Union well being minister JP Nadda additionally requested for a full report from CM Naidu and mentioned that the federal government will additional the matter and take appropriate actions
Throughout a press convention, Nadda mentioned that he spoke to Naidu after the controversy erupted and introduced chatting with state regulators for a radical investigation
“I spoke to Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu after getting details about this and took particulars from him. I’ve requested him to share the out there report in order that I can study it,” Nadda mentioned
“I may also communicate to the state regulators and examine this. Appropriate motion can be taken as per the meals security requirements. As of now I’ve requested for the report and we’ll study it,” he added
Experiences are surprising: Tirumala Tirupathi Devastanam
Temple’s govt officer Shamala Rao mentioned that the contractors have been additionally warned of stringent motion if they provide adulterated and low-quality ghee.
“After I took over as govt officer TTD, the CM expressed concern on the ghee procured and the standard of the laddu which is taken into account to be very sacred and supplied as ‘Prasadam’ to Lord Venkateswara Swamy. Any deviation within the high quality will trigger doing ‘apavithram’ (doing one thing which isn’t sacred). He needed me to take steps to make sure that the sanctity of this temple is restored together with getting pure cow milk ghee. We began engaged on that”
“We discovered that we haven’t any inner lab to check adulteration within the ghee. There isn’t any system to examine the standard of ghee in outdoors labs additionally… The charges quoted by tenderers are unviable, they’re so low that anybody can say that pure cow ghee can’t value so much less… We warned all suppliers that they are going to be blacklisted if the ghee equipped does not cross the lab check. We collected all samples and despatched it to the very best lab, it’s government-controlled, and the experiences have come and are surprising,” he added.
Rao additionally introduced establishing a four-member skilled committee to maintain a examine on the ghee procured by the temple.
“The report says the ghee pattern is adulterated with vegetable fats and likewise animal fats. Animal fats adulteration consists of lard (pig fats), palm oil, beef tallow, and fish oil together with grape seed and linseed. The ghee pattern was a concoction of all this and the consequence was abnormally low. Pure milk fats ought to have a studying between 95.68 to 104.32, however all our ghee samples had values round 20, which implies the ghee equipped is extremely adulterated,” he mentioned.
“We began the process for blacklisting and likewise penalising the provider. We shaped an skilled committee to enhance ghee provides and likewise to strengthen our inner system in order that we do not face this drawback once more… We now have discovered suppliers who’ve handed the exams… We now have been requested by the skilled committee to arrange our personal lab… This drawback can be solved sooner or later,” he added.
Congress calls for CBI probe
Andhra Pradesh Congress President YS Sharmila shot off a letter to Union house minister Amit Shah demanding a central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into Chandra Babu Naidu’s allegations and mentioned that the problem is said to sentiments and religion of hundreds of thousands of devotees and
“Yesterday, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu informed that the sooner authorities was concerned within the adulteration of prasadam. This pertains to the sentiment, feelings and religion of crores of individuals, not solely in Andhra Pradesh but in addition all around the nation and even internationally,” Andhra Pradesh Congress President YS Sharmila mentioned.
“N Chandrababu Naidu introduced a report that mentioned a pattern was taken on the day that he assumed energy and this pattern reported that there’s beef tallow and fish oil additionally within the substances that have been used to make the laddus, the prasadam in Tirupati. We don’t perceive why Chandrababu Naidu made this so informal,” she added.
Karnataka govt mandates temples to make use of Nadani ghee for prasadam
Amid the continuing controversy, Karnataka authorities on Friday issued a directive for notified temples throughout the state to make use of ‘pure Nandini ghee’ for making ready prasadam and different providers.
In a letter issued to all of the district collectors, non secular endowment division and different officers, the federal government directed to take care of the standard of the prasadam ready within the temples.
“All notified temples beneath the Karnataka State Non secular Endowment Division are instructed to make use of solely Nandini ghee mandatorily for providers, lamps, and all kinds of prasadam preparation, in addition to within the Dasoha Bhavan,” the letter learn.
“Moreover, it’s directed to take care of the standard of the prasadam ready within the temples,” it added.
‘Lab experiences confirms presence of animal fats within the ghee’
This comes a day after Telugu Desam Get together cited a laboratory report supporting the claims made by Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu relating to the usage of animal fats within the preparation of the famend Tirumala laddu in the course of the tenure of the earlier authorities led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of the YSR Congress Get together (YSRCP).
A lab check report confirmed the presence of animal fats within the ghee used to organize the well-known Tirumala laddu in the course of the time period of the earlier YSRCP authorities led by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
In response to the report, fish oil, beef tallow and lard was discovered within the pattern of the prasad in the course of the examination.
Earlier, Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu accused the earlier YSRCP authorities of blending animal fats within the ghee used to organize the prasad throughout its time period.
“They (YSRCP govt) have spoiled the standard of the free meals service and didn’t even go away Lord Venkateswara’s laddu through the use of substandard substances,” he mentioned.
Naidu mentioned that he was astonished to search out that poor high quality materials was used to organize Lord Venkateswara’s ‘prasadam.’
