Reacting to the presence of animal fat in the ghee used for preparing the laddu prasadam at the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, Union Minister BL Verma said on Saturday, that action should be taken against those responsible. Verma said, ‘It is very sad as people from across the country offer prayers at Venkateshwara temple. They are not just criminals, they have played with the sentiments of people. Action should be taken against those responsible’. Meanwhile, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu called it a matter of people’s faith and said the allegations have hurt the sentiments of devotees.
Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu said, ‘This (Tirupati Prasadam issue) is a matter related to the faith, there should be no ifs and buts. I want these things to be false, as it hurts people’s sentiments and we also go there. If the Union Health Minister has said that an inquiry will be done, it must be welcomed’.
BJP leader Nalin Kohli also called it a concerning matter, and it has shocked every devotee. He also demanded an investigation into the matter. Kohli said, ‘This is a very concerning matter as such allegations would shock any Hindu. Tirupati, is a place that has a lot of devotees. Its prasad is famous even abroad. The news of adulteration in its prasad shocks everyone. An investigation must be conducted into this matter, and the truth must come out’.
Notably, Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Tirumala hills at Tirupati in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The row erupted following Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claimed that ingredients, including animal fat, were used in the preparation of Tirupati laddus, a sweet offered at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, during the previous Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) government.
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On Friday, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) is politicising religious matters. Every six months the tender process occurs and the qualification criteria have not changed for decades. Suppliers must provide an NABL certificate and a product quality certificate. TTD collects samples from the ghee, and only products that pass certification are used. TDP is politicising religious matters and we have rejected the products in our regime 18 times,” the former CM said.
On Friday, YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy said that he will write a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and claimed that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has twisted the facts.
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