Due to the worries expressed by the devotees regarding the quality of ghee used in the famous Tirupati prasadam laddu, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams TTD says that the sanctity of the sacred sweetmeat has once again been upheld.
In a post on its social media page posted late Friday night, TTD, the managing body of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple on Tirumala hills, stated that the divinity and purity of Srivari Laddu is unblemished now.
‘’Now the divinity and purity of Srivari laddu is unblemished now. And to the contentment of all devotees TTD shall endeavor to safeguard the holiness of Laddu Prasadam.’’, the temple administration posted.
A temple management body responsible for the super rich temple on Friday disclosed that it has found sub standard ghee and the presence of lard in ghee tested for quality as claimed two days ago by the Andhra Cncm N Chandrababu Naidu.
With fingers being pointed out to the earlier YSRCP regime over the matter, former DECM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy dismissed the issue as “diversion politics” and remarked that it was simply a “made up tale”.
The center has taken note of the situation and asked the Andhra Pradesh government to furnish a report on the matter and has assured that appropriate measures will be taken after investigating.
Union Minister of State for Food, Pralhad Joshi, urged that the allegations should be probed. TTD, on Friday, shared a lab report, in which, the report mentioned the presence of lard and other impurities in the ghee.
Speaking on behalf of the TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao, a few samples of ghee have been tested that are found to contain animal fat and lard and that they are in the process of blacklisting the supplier of ‘low-quality ghee’ to the board.
