After the completion of the ritual, speaking to media outside the temple, TTD EO J. Syamala Rao said that the Tirumanjanam was performed in view of the annual brahmotsavams scheduled from October 4 to 12.
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.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Tuesday clarified that the rumour about the presence of a tobacco pouch in the sacred Laddu Prasadam is "untrue."
The executive officer of Tirumala Tirupathi Devastanam (TTD) said that a one-day 'Samprokshnas' and 'Shanti Homam' will be conducted on September 23 to restore the sanctity of the Devalayam as the allegations over Tirupati Prasadam containing animal fat escalated on Sunday.
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
Advocate K. Karuna Sagar has submitted a complaint to the Saidabad Police Station in Hyderabad, alleging that they allowed the use of low-quality ghee mixed with animal fat in the sacred Laddu Prasadam offered at Tirupati Venkateshwara Swamy temple.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Mehta said, "In Andhra Pradesh, the ghee used in the Tirupati temple was found with adulteration. Some people tried to propagate false information by saying that ghee to TTD was supplied by Amul."
Senior BJP leader and state executive member, Karnati Anjaneya Reddy, has demanded a thorough investigation and strict action against former TTD Chairman, Y.V. Subba Reddy, and former Executive Officer, Dharma Reddy, over the alleged use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddoos.
Amid a row over the use of animal fat in prasada given at Tirumala temple in Andhra's Tirupati district, Amul issued a clarification on Friday, stating that it had never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD).
A Supreme Court lawyer on Friday has reportedly filed a complaint with the Home Ministry, as well as with the Directors General of Police (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, against former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, officials of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthan
Andhra Pradesh Minister and TDP leader Nara Lokesh criticised the YSRCP-led government over the Tirupati Laddu controversy and said that the previous government maintained Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) solely for their own and their partners' welfare.