The Tirupati Laddu prasadam is given at the revered Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, which is run by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).
The Karnataka Milk Federation clarified that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board has not purchased ghee (clarified butter) from them for the last four years, News18 reported. It added that it began supplying Nandhini Ghee for Tirupati laddus only after Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) came to power in Andhra Pradesh.
While Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRC party has denied the allegations levelled by the Andhra CM, TDP sources told News18 that they will release proof to confirm that animal fat was used to make the consecrated sweets.
The controversy erupted after Chandrababu Naidu alleged a day ago that under Jagan Reddy’s government animal fat and substandard ingredients were used to prepare the Tirupati laddus.