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.
Ayodhya priests on Monday backed the Supreme Court's statement of "keeping God away from politics" but also demanded strict actions for the alleged use of adulterated ghee for the preparation of Laddus served as prasadam at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala.
The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu for making public allegations about the use of adulterated ghee for the preparation of laddus, which were served as prasadam at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala.
JanaSena Party leader Kiran Royal on Monday lashed out at the Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) government for being involved in corruption cases in the state involving Prashads, tickets and engineering work.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah offered prayers at the Tirumala Tirupati temple on Sunday.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Guntur Range Inspector General of Police Sarvashresth Tripathi on Saturday visited Tirupati to start its investigation into the issue of adulteration in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) prasadam laddus.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday slammed YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy, accusing him of "spreading false information" after Reddy claimed that the TDP government obstructed his visit to Tirumala.
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.
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday postponed his planned visit to Tirumala for the darshan of Lord Venkateswara, after which the Telugu Desam Party attacked the YSRCP chief and called him "anti-Hindu."
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.