Tirupati row: Naidu flags ‘conspiracy angle’, claims ‘20 cr laddus’ made with adulterated ghee

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh main minister N Chandrababu Naidu connected Tuesday attacked the erstwhile YSRCP authorities nether Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy alleging that astir 60 lakh kg of "adulterated ghee" was utilized betwixt 2019 and 2024 to hole much than 20 crore consecrated Tirupati laddus.Naidu made the remarks during a peculiar treatment successful the Andhra Pradesh assembly connected the alleged adulteration of ghee utilized successful preparing the ineffable laddu prasadam of Lord Venkateswara Swamy astatine Tirumala.Participating successful the statement connected the alleged "sacrilege of the beatified laddu prasadam of Lord Venkateswara Swamy," Naidu claimed that the proviso of adulterated ghee was portion of an organised conspiracy."There was a conspiracy space successful the adulterated ghee proviso issue.

They (perpetrators) became a syndicate. All these are proved successful the forensic evidence," helium said successful the House."As overmuch arsenic 59.71 lakh kg of ghee supplied to TTD was adulterated. Between 2019 and 2024, implicit 20 crore laddus were made utilizing adulterated ghee," helium added.He noted that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the renowned elevation shrine, spent astir Rs 234.51 crore to procure the ghee successful question.

"They (the erstwhile regime) committed sacrilege by adulterating the laddu (sacred sweet) successful an organised crime," Naidu alleged.Naidu further claimed that respective attacks connected temples occurred during Reddy's tenure betwixt 2019 and 2024. He said his remarks connected the adulterated ghee were based connected findings successful an earlier NDDB report.Endowments curate A Ramnarayan Reddy initiated the treatment successful the Assembly, expressing interest implicit the contention surrounding the temple offering.Addressing the House, helium said, "It is bittersweet that a concern arose to explicate the purity of the ineffable temple prasadam (offering)." He added that the alleged adulteration of the laddu prasadam had caused distress among devotees.