New Delhi: The controversy over the alleged use of animal fat in the laddus of Tirupati temple is not stopping anytime soon. Now, RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya has made another allegation that the laddu sent to Ayodhya during the pran-pratishtha ceremony of Ram Mandir also contained animal fat. One lakh laddu were sent from Tirupati temple to Ayodhya. However, this has not been confirmed yet by the Trust.
In a post on social media platform, X, Panchjanya said that nothing can be more “shameful than this”, adding that Jaganmohan Reddy’s government did “injustice to the faith of Hindus”.
इस से शर्मनाक कुछ नहीं हो सकता !
तिरुमाला वेंकटेश्वर मंदिर के प्रसाद में मिलाया जा रहा था जानवरों की चर्बी, सूअर का फैट और मछली का तेल।
जगनमोहन रेड्डी की सरकार ने हिन्दुओं की आस्था के साथ किया अन्याय!
लैब में हुए सैंपल टेस्ट में सामने आई बड़ी जानकारी !
आंध्र प्रदेश के… pic.twitter.com/TCPQYIbMV2
— Panchjanya (@epanchjanya) September 19, 2024
Report finds presence of foreign fats in laddus
The ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday made a report by the Centre for Analysis and Learning in Livestock and Food of the National Dairy Development Board public which revealed presence of foreign fats, including lard (clarified pig fat), tallow (beef fat) and fish oil in the laddu. The report was based on laboratory analysis of samples of cow ghee supplied to the Tirumala temple trust for making its famous Tirupati laddu prasadam during the term of the YSRCP govt.
The samples also contained fats from vegetable sources like coconut, linseed, rapeseed and cottonseed. The analysis conducted on July 23 stated that apart from animal fat the laddu also contained fats from vegetable sources like coconut, linseed, rapeseed and cottonseed. It came after govt received complaints of change in taste of the laddu prasadam.
An inquiry was ordered into the alleged poor quality of the laddus
Senior IAS officer J Syamala Rao was appointed the new executive officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in June by the govt and as part of streamlining measures, an inquiry was ordered into the alleged poor quality, taste and texture of the laddus.
TTD, which prepares and distributes about 3 lakh laddus everyday at Tirumala, according to reports has said that the cow ghee was procured at Rs 320 per kg from a blacklisted contractor. It is now procuring ghee from the Karnataka Milk Federation at Rs 475 per kg. TTD earns around Rs 500 crore from sale of laddus alone.
