Tirupati Temple Laddu Row : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Alleged Use Of Adulterated Ghee

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the alleged use of adulterated ghee in laddus served as prasadam at the Tirupati temple.

The Public Interest Litigation has been filed by Surjit Singh Yadav, President of the Hindu Sena, who alleged that animal fat was used to prepare the laddus, which resulted in hurting the sentiments of the Hindu devotees of Tirupati Balaji.

The petitioner said that the PIL has been filed on behalf of the Hindu devotees whose consciences has been shaken due to the use of impure contents in making the holy prasadam.

The row erupted last week following a statement by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who cited certain lab reports suggesting the use of "beef tallow", "lard" and "fish oil" in the given ghee samples used during the term of his predecessor CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

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