The controversy erupted after former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the previous Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy administration had used animal fat instead of ghee in the preparation of the sacred laddoo ‘prasadam’.

A massive row has erupted in Andhra Pradesh over the alleged presence of animal fats in ghee used to make laddoos offered as prasad by the Tirupati Temple.

The controversy surfaced after Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu made allegations on Thursday that the previous Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government had used animal fat instead of ghee to prepare the laddoo ‘prasadam’ at Tirumala.

Amid the controversy over ghee adulteration in Tirupati laddu prasadam, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan responded on X to a post by an organization’s Hindu IT Cell calling for action against the culprits,

Kalyan feels it is time to constitute a ‘Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board’ at the national level to look into 'issues related to temples'

Deputy chief minister and Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan has proposed creating a 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' at the national level after report

"Many questions remain unanswered by the TTD [Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams] board constituted by the YCP [Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party] government," he added. "Many be the time has come to constitute a 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' at a National level to look into all the issues related to temples in entire Bharath,

Amid the allegations that animal fat was used in making Laddu Prasadam at Tirupati Balaji temple during the YSRCP regime, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan has made a huge statement.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan urged for the constitution of a 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' to look into issues related to temples across the country.

The time has come to constitute a 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' at a national level to look into all the issues related to temples in the entire Bharath, said Pawan Kalyan: Tirupati ladoo row

Pawan Kalyan, the Andhra Pradesh Minister and Janasena Party chief, raised alarms about animal fats being found in Tirupathi Balaji Prasad. He urged the TTD board to respond.