Amid controversy over the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddus, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has sought to reassure devotees that there will be no compromise with the quality of the ghee used in making the sacred Laddu Prasadam.

Tirupati: Amid concerns among devotees on the quality of ghee used in the famous Tirupati 'laddu prasadam', the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has said sanctity of the sacred sweetmeat

Amidst a raging controversy over the quality of ghee and alleged presence of animal fat in the laddus distributed to the devotees of Lord Venkateswara shrine here, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Friday said ghee suppliers to the temple body took advantage of the lack of in-house adulteration testing facility and also not making use of outside facilities.

TTD blacklists AR Dairy for supplying adulterated ghee, vows strict action; plans in-house lab for quality control.

Meanwhile, AR Dairy, a company that supplied ghee to Tirupati Lord Balaji temple, on Friday said their product samples have been duly cleared by authorities certifying its quality.

Amid the ongoing controversy over use of adulterated ghee in Tirupati laddus, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board has set up a four-member committee to keep a check on the ghee procured by the temple.

Dairy giant Amul on Friday clarified that they have never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) for the preparation of laddu.In a statement, Amul said, “This is in reference to

Keeping up the heat on his party’s main rival YSRCP over the Tirupati laddu controversy, TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday accused its led previous government of damaging the sacredness of TTD by procuring cheap,

Dairy brand Amul has refuted the claims that it supplied ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the shrine body managing the Tirumala temple in Andhra Pradesh, amid row over use of animal fat in prasadam given at the temple.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has assured devotees that the sanctity of the famous Tirupati 'laddu prasadam' has been restored. This follows concerns over sub-standard ghee and lard found in samples.