Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday announced a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus, as the row reverberated across the country with demands from various quarters for steps to protect the sanctity of Hindu temples and their ‘prasadam’.
While Naidu, who has blamed the previous YSRCP government, alleged that several procedures to procure ghee by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) were altered under its rule, YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused him of being a “habitual liar” and wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging his intervention.
Addressing a press conference at his Undavalli residence, Naidu said people’s sentiments were hurt after the revelations that animal fat was allegedly used to make Tirupati laddus.
