Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav on Wednesday said the state government has decided to appoint a committee to investigate the Tirumala laddu adulteration controversy and decide on the next course of action against senior officials involved in the incident.
He said that, as per the directions of the Supreme Court, a SIT was constituted under the CBI, which categorically concluded that no animal fat was used in the Tirupati laddu. However, he said the TDP leadership could not accept this finding because it contradicted their false allegations
YSRCP PAC member and former minister Anil Kumar Yadav said, "Only cowards target the homes and families of political opponents instead of answering criticism."
Former Minister Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao has filed a complaint at the Two Town Police Station in Vijayawada, demanding action against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, and Minister Nara Lokesh for allegedly making statements that hurt the religious s
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday expressed deep anguish, stating that the SIT has clearly concluded that the ghee used in Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy Laddu prasadam during the YSRCP regime was not genuine ghee.
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Opposition Leader, Botsa Satyanarayana, criticised the TDP for encouraging attacks on YSRCP leaders' houses with active police support, and said the state's reputation for civility and respect for law is being damaged, according to a release.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu slammed YSR Congress Party on the alleged Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) laddu preparation controversy, saying that his allegations of the usage of adulterated ghee were backed by the National Dairy Development Board report.
Sajjala argued that the attack was intended to divert public attention from the CBI-SIT charge sheet and reports by national institutions like NDDB and NDRI, which found no animal fat in the ghee used for Tirumala laddus, contradicting earlier allegations by ruling alliance leaders.
Former Minister Vellampalli Srinivas on Saturday stated that the final CBI SIT chargesheet clearly does not say that animal fat was mixed in the ghee used for preparing Tirumala laddu prasadam, yet coalition leaders continue to spread the same false propaganda, deliberately hurting the se
Addressing the media, Pattabhi Ram said the SIT report had exposed what he termed as a serious and "unforgivable" crime, questioning the role of senior YCP leaders in the alleged scam.
YSRCP leaders on Friday rejected allegations related to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) laddu preparation, asserting that claims of animal fat being used were baseless and politically motivated.
Addressing the media at Padmavathi Rest House in Tirupati on Friday, the Chairman said that claims denying ghee adulteration are completely false, as the SIT chargesheet itself clearly records evidence of adulteration.