NEW DELHI: The Andhra Pradesh BJP has referred to as upon YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to publicly “declare his religion” forward of his deliberate pilgrimage to the Tirumala temple amid allegations over adulterated “prasadam” bought in the course of the YSRCP chief’s tenure.
Jagan Reddy is scheduled to go to the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple on September 28 at Tirumala Hills as a part of a collection of temple ceremonies organized by his social gathering throughout the state.
The YRCP’s rituals are geared toward “atoning for the sin” allegedly dedicated by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who accused the YSRCP of utilizing substandard substances, together with animal fats, within the making of Tirupati laddus.
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“We’re given to know that Jagan Mohan Reddy intends to go to Tirumala on the twenty eighth of this month. The observe of declaring one’s religion has been in vogue for many years in Tirumala. As per G.O. MS NO- 311 of AP Income Endowments — 1, Rule no 16, Non Hindus should give a declaration at Vaikuntam que complicated earlier than darshan within the religion kind. That is additionally as per TTD basic rules Rule 136,” stated Andhra Pradesh BJP chief Daggubati Purandeswari.
Purandeswari additional stated that the Andhra Pradesh ex-chief minister “ought to give the declaration of his religion on the Garuda Statue itself at Alipiri”.
What’s the rule?
As per rule quantity 136 and 137 of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)’s basic guidelines, solely Hindus ought to be allowed to worship on the Tirumala temple and each non-Hindu ought to voluntarily inform TTD about his faith and search permission to achieve entry into the Tirumala temple after signing the declaration for non-Hindus.
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Although this guideline has been in vogue for a number of a long time now, an modification was delivered to the rule within the AP Endowments Act in 2014, based on which TTD should determine the devotees’ faith going by their facial options.
What is the controversy?
CM Naidu sparked controversy by alleging that animal fats was combined 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 Jagan Mohan Reddy.
YSRCP denied the allegations and stated Naidu was making wild statements for political reasons. Naidu stated that he was astonished to seek out that poor-quality materials was used to organize Lord Venkateswara’s “prasadam”.
A day after Naidu’s declare, his authorities made public a laboratory evaluation report of the cow ghee samples provided to the Tirumala temple belief for making its laddu.
It revealed the presence of overseas fat together with lard (clarified pig fats), tallow (beef fats) and fish oil. The report, nonetheless, is silent whether or not the adulterants had been intentionally added or crept in by feeding circumstances and different components.
Naidu’s allegation and the NDDB’s report have shocked tens of millions of devotees of Lord Venkateswara throughout the globe because the Tirupati laddus are thought of Maha Prasadam and carry a excessive sentimental worth.
Centre steps in
Because the controversy spiralled into an enormous outrage, the Centre weighed in and sought a full report on the problem and Union well being minister JP Nadda assured that the federal government would additional the matter and take appropriate actions.
Throughout a press convention, Nadda stated that he spoke to Naidu after the controversy erupted and introduced chatting with state regulators for a radical investigation. The temple belief prepares about three lakh laddus every day and the “prasadam” is held in excessive regard by devotees.
Temple belief says ‘sanctity restored’
After studies of beef fats and fish oil being discovered within the cow ghee samples used to make the Tirupati ‘laddu prasadam,’ the temple belief stated that the sanctity of the “prasadam” was restored. The belief stated that they’ve additionally stalled the usage of cow-based merchandise quickly for making Srivari Prasadams.
Throughout YSRCP’s tenure in authorities, TTD had given the ghee provide contract to a non-public contractor, changing the “Nandini” model of ghee, a product of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF).
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Following the change in provider, there have been a number of complaints over the standard of the laddu. The NDA authorities on August 29 signed a contract as soon as once more with KMF for ghee. TTD utilises about 10,000 kg of ghee on daily basis for the laddu “prasadam”.
