A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrived in Tirupati on Friday to investigate the adulteration of ghee used in the sacred Tirumala Srivari Laddu Prasadam.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Spokesperson Prem Kumar Jain welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on the Tirupati laddu prasadam row and demanded that the SIT should submit its report at the earliest.
Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on Tuesday, announced that the SIT investigation investigating the Tirupati Laddu prasadam case will be suspended until October 3, due to the ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court.
Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials on Monday inspected the flour mill in Tirumala, where ghee is stored and tested in the lab before being used in laddu prasadam.
Amid the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam row, Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan asserted that the state government is taking precautionary measures and is going to appoint a food inspector who will check the quality of the Mahaprasad offered to the Lord Jagannath in the temple.
Reddy also accused CM Naidu of "blatantly lying" about the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam, adding that the ghee procurement e-tender is a routine process that has been happening for decades in every 6 months.
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Anitha Vangalapudi on Wednesday said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has already been formed to probe the alleged use of 'animal fat' in the preparation of the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam.
The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) has urged devotees across the state to participate in temple poojas on Saturday, September 28th, aimed at restoring the sanctity of Tirumala, which was tarnished by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Tuesday clarified that the rumour about the presence of a tobacco pouch in the sacred Laddu Prasadam is "untrue."
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday held former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy responsible for the "contamination" of the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam.
Andhra Pradesh Sadhu Parishad staged a protest outside Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams administrative building on Tuesday demanding strict action against those responsible for the alleged use of adulterated ghee in 'laddoo prasadam' offered in Sri Venkateswara Swami Temple in Tirupati.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan arrived at Kanaka Durga Temple, in Vijayawada on Tuesday morning to perform a purification ritual, as part of his 11-day 'Prayaschitta Diksha' to atone for the alleged use of animal fat in the preparation of the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam.