Health minister JP Nadda sought a report on the matter from Andhra Pradesh government and promised suitable action after examining it.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday began his 11-day ‘Praschit Deeksha’ (penance) at a temple in Guntur district for alleged adulteration of animal fat in Tirupati laddu.

In a recent statement Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, claimed that there was animal fat being used in making the laddus served as Prasadam at the temple. While there has been no lab report confirming this despite widespread media coverage and claims,

Making the announcement on X (formally twitter), the Andhra Pradesh deputy CM said that the inability to detect the alleged adulteration of Tirumala Laddu Prasadam is a “stain on the Hindu race.”

He expressed concerns over the harm these allegations could cause to the reputation of TTD and the faith of millions of devotees. He urged Prime Minister Modi to reprimand Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for his actions and bring the truth to light, restoring the trust and faith of the devotees.

AR Dairy, a Tamil Nadu-based supplier of ghee to the renowned Tirumala Tirupati temple, has strongly denied allegations of animal fat

Amid social media rumours regarding the ingredients in Tirupati temple's laddus, Amul clarified that it has never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). This statement follows Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's accusations against the previous administration for using substandard ingredients,

On Tirupati Prasad row, Acharya Pramod Krishnam said, "This is a betrayal of the faith of crores of Hindus. This is a conspiracy to end and corrupt Sanatana Dharma. This has been happening for centuries but this is an international conspiracy and some Indian political parties are also involved in this.

In a press conference, TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao confirmed that lab tests revealed the presence of animal fat in the laddus