He expressed concerns over the harm these allegations could cause to the reputation of TTD and the faith of millions of devotees. He urged Prime Minister Modi to reprimand Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for his actions and bring the truth to light, restoring the trust and faith of the devotees.

In his comments to a Tamil news channel Friday, Kannan, a quality control officer at the Dindigul-based AR Dairy Food, called the allegations “unsubstantiated”.

The claims are based on lab reports from National Dairy Development Board in Gujarat which revealed presence of beef tallow and lard in ghee samples supplied to TTD.

Hyderabad: Two days after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s sensational revelation that ghee adulterated with animal fat was used in making the Tirupati laddu, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has confirmed the presence of lard and beef tallow,

The controversy surrounding Tirupati laddus has escalated as the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams backed Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu 's claim that the famous prasadam contained animal fat, while YSRCP President Y.

Union health minister JP Nadda sought a report on Tirupati temple laddus row from Andhra Pradesh government and promised suitable action after examining it.

Andhra Chief Minister and TDP supemo N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday accused the previous YSRCP government of purchasing substandard ghee for temple offerings.