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.

VIJAYAWADA/TIRUPATI: The TDP-led govt in Andhra Pradesh on Friday sought a detailed report from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on the alleged us.

Former Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy refutes Chandrababu Naidu’s allegations of ghee adulteration in Tirupati Balaji laddoos, accusing him of politicising religious matters. Reddy vows to write to PM Modi and the CJI,

This is diversionary politics. People are expressing their anger at hundred days of Naidu’s rule, asking what happened to their ‘super six’ (poll promises). To divert people's attention, this story has been concocted.

YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday hit out at Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu over the ghee adulteration in Tirumala, saying the latter was trying to divert public attention

Chief minister and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, while discussing the functioning of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), alleged that animal fat had been used in the ghee for prasadam and sacred offerings,

Reacting to the allegations of usage of animal fat in the making of the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Friday that the Telegu Desam Party (TDP) is "politicising religious matters.

YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy dismissed allegations of ghee adulteration as political diversion, arguing that the claims stem from the previous administration's actions.

YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy criticized Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu over ghee adulteration allegations in Tirumala. He accused Naidu of using diversion tactics to shift focus from his 100 days of rule and unfulfilled poll promises.

Union Health Ministry has asked for the report on the alleged adulteration in the prasadam at the Tirumala temple, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Thursday. "I spoke to Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu after getting information about this and took details from him.