Amid the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam controversy, Shankaracharya of Dwarka Sharada Peetham Math Swami Sadanand Saraswati on Monday said that the sentiments of Hindus have been played with and that there should be no governmental interference in the temples.
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.
"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.
High Court Advocate K. Karuna Sagar said that the alleged use of 'animal fat' in Laddu Prasadam given at Tirumala Temple in Tirupati by previous YSRCP government was an attack on Hindu Sentiments, "a conspiracy".
In response to the ongoing controversy regarding the presence of animal fat in Tirupati Prasadam, Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh emphasized that "nobody will be spared," expressing that his own sentiments have also been hurt.
Reacting to the alleged 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.
As the controversy over the alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddoos intensified on Friday, Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu called it a matter of people's faith, and said the allegations have hurt the sentiments of devotees.
Head priest of Chilkur Balaji temple in Telangana, Rangarajan Rangarajan also criticised the tendering process to make the prasad laddoos and urged action against those responsible for the alleged adulteration.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury here on Friday said that if the Tirupathi prasadam reports of substandard ingredients and animal fat in the laddoo were true, then a detailed investigation should be carried out and strict action should be taken.
Mahashtra minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha said that chief minister Eknath Shinde has commenced Swachh Maharashtra Abhiyan in Girgaon Chowpatty just like prime minister Narendra Modi had done in 2014 under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan campaign. He praised the cabinet for bringing "One nation, one