Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the allegations about the adulteration of Tirupati Prasadam (laddus).
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday hit out at the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government over the Tirupati Prasadam controversy and accused it of playing with the emotions of the people and not respecting their sentiments.
Amid the controversy over Tirupati Prasadam, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday criticised former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, accusing him of allowing non-sacred activities in Tirumala during his five-year tenure.
Amid the row over the Tirupati Prasadam quality having been compromised by the use of substances like vegetable oil, and animal fat emerged, the priests and the devotees at the Chilkur Balaji Temple on the outskirts of Hyderabad conducted Prayaschitta Pradakshinam on Sunday.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Pattabhi Ram Kommareddy on Sunday targeted former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy over the Tirupati Prasadam controversy, stating that Jagan Mohan should be prepared to face an inquiry.
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Sunday raised concerns about the substandard ingredients, including animal fat, used in the preparation of the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam and called for an investigation into the matter.
"Not only that government has destroyed Amaravathi but also counter-attacked those who raised their voice and spread false propaganda against such persons," he said.
Reacting to the Tirupati Prasadam row Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday said that the guilty must face punishment and alleged that during the YSRCP regime, 219 temples were destroyed.
On September 19, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu stirred a political controversy after he claimed that the ghee used in the preparation of Tirupati laddoo prasadam, offered at Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Tirupati, contained animal fat during the previous YSRCP governme
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday said that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board was "altered for political gain" by the previous government after CM Chandrababu Naidu alleged that YSRCP govt used 'animal fat' in Laddu Prasadam given at Tirumala Temple in Tirupa
Spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, urged for the constitution of a committee of spiritual leaders to oversee matters in temples.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday started 11 days 'Prayaschitta Diksha' at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy Temple, in Guntur as penance for the alleged use of 'animal fat' in Tirupati Laddu Prasadam given at Tirumala Temple in Tirupati.