BJP leader and former TTD Board Member, Bhanuprakash Reddy, condemned the alleged use of beef, pig fat and fish oil in sweets- Tirupati Prasadam at Sri Venkateswara Temple and said that they will file a complaint against the previous YSRCP government that was led by former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy.
‘During the tenure of Jagan Mohan Reddy, from 2019 to 2024, TTD used pure cow ghee to prepare laddu, which was adulterated later’, said Bhanuprakash. The BJP leader said, ‘After Balaji darshan, pilgrims used to have that laddu-the Prasad of Balaji. During the tenure of Jagan Mohan Reddy, form 2019 to 2024, TTD used pure cow ghee to prepare laddu. For this, 14 tonnes of cow ghee was used daily for making laddu prasadam. We got a report that vegetable oil and animal fat were mixed in it’.
He further added, ‘It’s a very bad thing that happened in the history of Tirumala. We are very sad and we condemn the issue. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government damaged the sentiment of Hindu pilgrims, especially Balaji’s devotees. We are filing a complaint against Jagan Mohan Reddy, Y.V. Subba Reddy and the then Executive Officer Dharma Reddy. Right now, we are using pure cow ghee for making laddu prasadam’.
Earlier, a spokesperson of the ruling TDP shared a copy of the lab report and alleged that beef tallow and animal fat-lard and fish oil were used in the preparation of ghee, which was supplied to Tirumala.
Anam Venkata Ramana Reddy alleged, ‘The lab reports of samples which were sent for testing to National Dairy Development Board in Gujarat certify that beef tallow and animal fat, lard, and fish oil were used in the preparation of ghee which was supplied to Tirumala and also the S value is only 19.7. This is an affront to Hindu religion. The prasadam which is offered to the Bhagwan thrice a day has been mixed with this ghee’.
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