Tirupati Laddu controversy
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Both the saints and devotees of Ram Nagari are shocked after the case of cow fat and fish oil being used in the Prasadam Laddus of Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati came to light. During the Pran Pratishtha of Ramlala, three tons of Laddus from Tirupati were distributed here as Prasad. Now there is anger among the saints after knowing about the adulteration of non-vegetarian substances in the Laddus.
Saints say that it is not known for how long this adulteration was going on in the prasad of Tirupati temple. Devotees from all over the country go there to have darshan and take prasad. Everyone's faith has been tampered with, strict action should be taken against whichever institution or trust is involved in this.
Onion and garlic are prohibited, cow fat in laddu… oh god
Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Ramlala, said that Vaishnav saints and devotees in Ayodhya do not even use onion and garlic. In such a situation, the matter of finding animal fat in the prasad is very unfortunate and sad.
- This is playing with the faith of Hindus. Those who have committed such a misdeed should be punished soon.
We did not distribute Tirupati laddus: Champat Rai
On the question of distributing Tirupati laddus during Prana Pratishtha, Champat Rai, general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust, said that we did not distribute laddus. During Prana Pratishtha, many devotees had donated many things. This is a matter related to Tirupati. It is not right for us to say anything.
Supplier from Tamil Nadu claims laboratory had certified the quality
AR Dairy, the company that supplies ghee to the Tirupati Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh, on Friday claimed that samples of its product have been approved by the authorities certifying its quality.
Spokespersons of the firm based in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu said that they supplied ghee to Tirumala Lord Venkateswaraswamy temple only during the months of June and July. When ghee was supplied to Tirupati temple, it was sent with a duly accredited laboratory report. Our ghee is no longer being sent to Tirupati temple.