TTD blacklists AR Dairy for supplying adulterated ghee, vows strict action; plans in-house lab for quality control.

TTD Executive Officer Shamala Rao announced that an expert committee has been formed to address the issue, improve ghee supplies and strengthen internal systems.

Keeping up the heat on his party's main rival YSRCP over the Tirupati laddu controversy, TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday accused its led previous government of damaging the sacredness of TTD by procuring cheap,

Lab tests had revealed the presence of animal fat and lard in chosen samples, TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao said

Chennai: Tamil Nadu -based A R Dairy Food Private Limited, which is at the centre of a raging row over allegations that the ghee it supplied to prepare famous Tirupati laddu contained animal fat, on Friday dismissed the accusations of adulteration levelled against it.

Amid the ongoing controversy over use of adulterated ghee in Tirupati laddus, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board has set up a four-member committee to keep a check on the ghee procured by the temple.

Amul on Friday issued a statement clarifying that they have never supplied ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) for laddu preparation, following allegations from Telugu Desam Party regarding the use of “animal fat” in the prasadam offered to Lord Venkateswara during the previous Jagan Reddy government's tenure.

A.R. Dairy in Dindigul denies supplying impure ghee for Tirupati laddus, claims adherence to quality standards.