Tirupati Laddoo Row: The Supreme Court docket is ready to listen to petitions searching for an investigation into the alleged use of animal fats within the preparation of laddoos ‘prasadam’ in Tirupati on Monday.
The petitions have been filed by Bharatiya Jaata Get together (BJP) chief Subramanian Swamy and former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman YV Subba Reddy, who’s a Rajya Sabha MP.
Final week, a row erupted after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fats was used to make laddoos given as ‘prasad’ by the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati underneath the earlier YSR Congress authorities led by Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Each Swamy and YV Subba Reddy have urged for a court-monitored probe into the allegations, and their petitions will probably be heard by a bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan, in keeping with media reviews.
The BJP chief, in his public curiosity litigation (PIL) filed earlier this week, requested the Supreme Court docket to direct the Andhra Pradesh authorities to file an in depth report on the ghee used for making the laddoos. He additionally sought an in depth forensic report within the matter.
Citing a lab report, the state authorities had claimed that the ghee used within the laddoos contained traces of beef tallow, fish oil, and lard (pig fats).
“There must have been checks and balances internally to oversee and confirm and test the standard, or the shortage of it, of the suppliers supplying varied components to the temple that go into the making of the prasad,” the petition stated.
In the meantime, a PIL was additionally filed by YV Subba Reddy searching for an impartial Particular Investigation Group (SIT) monitored by a retired decide of the apex court docket to probe the allegations levelled by Naidu’s.
Amid the controversy over Tirpati laddoos, Reddy has been going all out to defend his celebration towards the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister’s claims. He has been reiterating that no adulterated ghee was used within the course of of creating laddoos.
In the meantime, Chandrababu Naidu on Friday slammed Jagan Mohan Reddy and accused him of “spreading false info.” This comes after Reddy claimed that the TDP authorities obstructed his go to to Tirumala.
