YSRCP approaches Supreme Court demanding investigation into CM Naidu’s allegations

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India]September 20 (ANI): Days after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu accused the erstwhile YSRCP government of adulterating the Tirupati Prasadam with “animal fat”, the YSRCP on Friday approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court demanding an inquiry into the ruling party’s allegations.

YSRCP’s lawyers urged the court to appoint either a sitting judge or a committee from the Supreme Court to investigate the chief minister’s allegations. The court suggested filing a plea by Wednesday and said the arguments would be heard on that day.

Earlier, Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan had called for the establishment of a ‘Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board’ to look into the problems of temples across the country.

In a post on X on Friday, Pawan Kalyan promised strict action in the ongoing laddu dispute in Tirupati, adding that the case highlighted many issues related to “desecration of temples, their land and other dharmic practices”. The deputy chief minister also called for a national-level debate on the issue and urged a united fight against “desecration of Sanathana Dharma in any form”. Meanwhile, former TTD chairman YV Subbareddy denied the TDP’s allegations and said that only organic ingredients were used in the preparation of prsadam.

“All the ingredients used in Swami’s offerings for the last three years are organic ingredients including ghee. This is a very dastardly allegation that our government and our party, which have run so many programmes while protecting the sanctity of Swami, are running so many programmes to mislead the people,” he said.

On Thursday, Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh released a video clip in which Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that earlier, animal fat was used for consecrated sweets – ‘Tirupati Prasadam’ instead of ‘ghee’ – at the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati. CM Naidu blamed the previous YSR Congress led by Jagan Mohan Reddy in the matter.

In a post on X, Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh expressed shock at the findings and added, “The Lord Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala is our holiest temple. I am shocked to learn that the YS Jagan government has used animal fat instead of ghee for the Tirupati Prasadam.” “Shame on YS Jagan and the YSR Party government who could not respect the religious sentiments of millions of devotees,” he added.

Quoting a copy of a “lab report”, TDP spokesperson Anam Venkata Ramana Reddy claimed that “beef tallow and animal fats – lard and fish oil – were used in the preparation of the ghee supplied to Tirumala.” “The lab reports of the samples sent to the National Dairy Development Board, Gujarat for testing confirm that beef tallow and animal fats – lard and fish oil were used in the preparation of the ghee supplied to Tirumala and that the S value is only 19.7. The Hindu religion is insulted by this. The ‘prasadam’ offered to the Lord thrice a day has been mixed with this ghee,” claimed Anam Venkata Ramana Reddy.

“We hope that justice will be done and Lord Govinda will forgive us for all the mistakes we have committed,” he said. (ANI)