Earlier on Friday, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has reassured that the sanctity of the sacred offering has been restored.

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,

“There will be no more compromise on the quality of the laddus and the quality of ghee used (to make it),” TTD Executive Officer J Syamala Rao said. However, the TTD announced on Saturday that it will temporarily suspend the use of cow ghee and milk-based products in the preparation of other offerings, or “prasadams,” for the deity.

Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has stirred a hornet’s nest by alleging adulteration of the ghee used in making the laddu prasadam of Lord Venkateshwara at Tirumala Hills in Tirupati district.

In the past days the controversy around the sacred Tirupati Laddu has taken a centre stage in India as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu alleged that animal fat, including 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.