Hindu saints from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other southern states will attend the meeting.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad is going to hold a meeting today on the issue of mixing animal fat in prasadam (laddus) at Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple (Tirupati Temple) in Andhra Pradesh.
In this meeting of the Central Margdarshak Mandal of the VHP, the issue of freeing temples from government control and religious conversion will also be discussed.
Hindu saints from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other southern states will attend the meeting. VHP national general secretary Bajrang Bagra and other leaders will be present there.
Before that, Mahashanti Homa will purify the temple. The officials of the TTD Board of Trustees participated in this Panchagavya Prokshana (purification) lasting 4 hours.
The state government has formed an SIT to probe the Tirupati temple laddus. CM Chandrababu Naidu said action will be taken based on the SIT report.
Deputy CM said – I asked God for forgiveness, I remain fast Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan said, “We should not remain silent when Hindu temples are desecrated. If this had happened in mosques or churches, there would have been anger in the country.
Pawan Kalyan started the 11-day penance initiation from Sunday (September 22). During this time he will fast. Pawan said, “I regret why I could not discover the forgery earlier. I feel sad. I will atone for this.
Pawan said: Hindu caste has been stigmatized due to Jagan government’s mistake
Pawan Kalyan wrote on social media Not recognizing this sin at first is a stigma for caste Hindus.
The moment I learned that Laddu Prasadam contains animal fat, I was shocked. Feel guilty. Since I am fighting for the welfare of the people, I am sad that I cannot recognize it.
Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote a letter to PM Modi and said: Naidu is spreading lies
Former Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has written a letter to PM Modi asking him to seek answers from Naidu on the Prasadam controversy. Reddy wrote in the letter, CM Chandrababu Naidu is trying to tarnish the sanctity, integrity and reputation of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD).
He wrote that Chandrababu Naidu is an incurable and habitual liar and has demeaned himself so much that he has hurt the faith of millions just for political purposes. The truth about the lies being spread must be brought to light. This will remove the doubts created in the minds of millions of Hindu devotees and restore faith in the sanctity of the TTD.
Case registered against former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy A case has been registered against former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and others. He was accused of hurting Hindu religious sentiments following allegations of violating the sanctity of the Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple and adulterating ghee used in the famous Tirupati Laddu Prasadam. A lawyer filed this complaint at Saidabad police station in Hyderabad.
The sentiments of Hindus were hurt. This cannot be forgiven. The culprits should be severely punished. All their property should be confiscated and anyone even remotely involved in this process should be imprisoned.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual guru
Laddus are made from Nandini ghee in Tirupati temple, the ghee supplier is monitored by GPS. Nandini ghee is now used to make laddus in Tirupati temple. Nandini is a popular brand of Karnataka Milk Federation. Amid the controversy, barely a month ago, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) awarded the contract to supply ghee to the Karnataka Milk Federation.
Karnataka Milk Federation Managing Director MK Jagadish said: We have installed GPS systems and geo-tracking devices in our vehicles. These vehicles supply ghee to the temple. By installing a GPS system, we know where the vehicle stopped, to avoid tampering. The Karnataka Milk Federation was awarded the contract for the supply of 350 tonnes of ghee.
Where did the Prasadam controversy happen?
Supreme Court: Hindu Sena Samiti president Surjit Singh Yadav had demanded an SIT probe into the allegations of animal fat in Tirupati Prasadam. Surjeet Singh filed a PIL petition in the Supreme Court on September 21. Apart from this, lawyer Satyam Singh also filed a petition in the Supreme Court, claiming that adulteration in Prasad is a violation of the fundamental tenets of Hindu religious customs. The court should take immediate notice of it.
High Court: YSR Congress Party moves Andhra Pradesh High Court over grease in laddu dispute. Jagan Reddy’s party has demanded an inquiry into the matter under the supervision of a sitting judge. The next hearing in this case will take place on September 25.
Ministry of Health: The health ministry has sought a report from the Andhra Pradesh government. Health Minister JP Nadda said: I spoke to CM Chandrababu Naidu. The Prasad (Laddus) of the temple will be examined.
CBI Investigation Request: The TDP, Congress and BJP have demanded a CBI probe into the matter. However, the central government is yet to forward this case to the investigating agency.
VHP meeting: Vishwa Hindu Parishad will hold a meeting on Monday on the laddu controversy. This will include Hindus from the southern states. The issue of removing temples from government control will be raised in the meeting. Furthermore, religious conversion will also be addressed.
How did this controversy arise… The Karnataka Cooperative Milk Federation (KMF) had been supplying ghee to the Trust at concessional rates for 50 years. 1,400 tonnes of ghee are used in the Tirupati temple every six months. In July 2023, the company refused to supply at a lower rate, after which the Jagan (YSRCP) government gave the supply work to 5 companies. One of them is AR Dairy Foods based in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. A defect was discovered in its product in July this year.
TDP government arrived, sample tested in July, grease confirmed The TDP government had appointed senior IAS officer J Shyamala Rao as the new director general of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) in June 2024.
He ordered to check the quality of Prasadam (Laddus). A committee was formed for this purpose. The committee made many suggestions to improve the taste and quality of Prasad. We have also sent samples of ghee to the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Gujarat, for analysis. Fat was mentioned in the report released in July.
After this, TTD returned the stock of ghee sent by Dindigul, Tamil Nadu-based AR Dairy Foods and blacklisted the contractor. After this, TTD started purchasing ghee from the Karnataka Milk Federation.
The ghee was purchased from the previous supplier at a rate of Rs 320 per kg. Tirupati Trust now purchases ghee from the Karnataka Cooperative Milk Federation (KMF) at a rate of Rs 475 per kg.
NDDB CALF (Anand, Gujarat), a laboratory that tests the purity of ghee, has agreed to donate a machine to Tirupati to test the purity of ghee. Its cost is Rs 75 lakh.
CM Naidu made the lab report public, controversy intensified The report published in July had confirmed the presence of fat in the laddus. However, TDP made the report public after two months. CM Naidu had claimed on September 18 that during the erstwhile Jagan government, animal fat and fish oil were mixed in the ghee used for laddus in the Tirupati temple. TDP also claimed to have confirmed his allegations by showing a laboratory report.
Naidu said that when ghee was available in the market at Rs 500 per kg, the Jagan government was selling it at Rs 320. I bought a kilo of ghee. In such a situation, the ghee must have been adulterated by the supplier. There will be an investigation into the purchase of cheap ghee by the Jagan government. The sanctity of the Tirupati temple has been tainted by laddus made from ghee containing animal fat.
300 year old cuisine, only Brahmins earn 3.5 lakh laddus
In Tirupati temple, around 200 Brahmins prepare laddus with pure ghee in a 300-year-old kitchen.
Tirupati Temple is one of the most popular and richest religious places in the world. Every day, around 70,000 devotees visit Lord Venkateswara Swamy here. Its administration is carried out by Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams (TTD).
In the 300-year-old ‘Potu’ kitchen built within the temple premises, 3.50 lakh laddus are prepared daily using pure desi ghee. This is the main prasad of the temple, performed by around 200 Brahmins.
Laddu contains pure gram flour, boondi, sugar, cashew nuts and pure ghee. The Trust had sent around one lakh laddus to Ayodhya at the time of the consecration of the Ram temple.
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The controversy over the sanctity of the Laddu Prasadam temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh is gaining momentum. Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya, who reached Ayodhya, said, “I am also a devotee of Lord Ramlala and Tirupati Balaji. If such an incident occurs at a pilgrimage site, the government will take strict action. We will also take care of this in Uttar Pradesh. If anyone did this, it was wrong and legal action should be taken against them.