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.

Andhra Pradesh's deputy CM Pawan Kalyan said that stringent action needs to be taken to prevent such incidents from taking place.

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

Andhra Pradesh's deputy CM Pawan Kalyan proposed creating a national 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' amid allegations of animal fat in Tirupati Temple's Laddoo Prasad. Laboratory tests confirmed foreign fats in the ghee,