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Amid Laddoo Row, Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Sanatan Dharm Virus’ Jab Draws DMK Reply

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Tirupati Laddoo Row: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan at Tiruamala. New Delhi: The row over animal fat (allegedly) in ghee used to make the Tirupati laddoos has ramped up after Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan expanded on his ‘sanatan dharm‘ vow to jab (without naming) the DMK’s Udhayanidhi Stalin, his counterpart from neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Mr Kalyan’s jab at Mr Stalin was swiftly rebutted, though, with DMK spokesperson Dr Syed Hafeezullah saying his party “does not talk about any religion, or Hinduism in particular” but “will continue to talk against caste atrocities, untouchability, and caste hierarchy”. Speaking Thursday at the temple town Mr Kalyan described allegations of adulterated ghee in the laddoosas “the tip of the iceberg” of five years of YSR Congress misrule, in which “we don’t know how many crores of rupees they collected (in bribes)”. This must be investigated further, he said. Mr Kalyan, however, walked back from directly linking or blaming former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, saying, “It is not just about the honourable Chief Minister… never, …

Supreme Court On Tirupati Laddoo Row

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New Delhi: Religion and politics cannot be allowed to mix, the Supreme Court said Monday while hearing three petitions over allegations that animal fat was found in the ghee used to make the laddoos, or devotional offerings, ‘fed’ to the deity and given to devotees at Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati temple. In a series of pointed questions and sharp observations, the top court underlined the lack of definitive proof of contamination of ghee or, if it was indeed contaminated, that the affected ghee was used to make the laddoos. The court also pointed to an ongoing inquiry and a “false positive” testing caveat. The court took a dim view of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu‘s public statements on this contentious issue, particularly as his administration had already ordered an inquiry into the findings of a Gujarat lab July’s report claiming fish oil, beef tallow, and lard (pig fat) were found in the ghee. “When you (the Chief Minister) hold a Constitutional post… we expect Gods to be kept away from politics. If you had already ordered (an) …

Samples of 43 food items collected from shops in Mathura, Vrindavan

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Dhirendra Pratap Singh said all the samples were collected on Sunday and Monday. (Representational) Mathura: The Food Safety and Drug Administration department in Mathura on Monday collected 43 samples of food items from 15 shops near religious sites in Mathura, Vrindavan and other places, officials said, and sent a ‘peda’ sample to Lucknow for testing. FSDA Assistant Commissioner Dhirendra Pratap Singh said in the sampling campaign conducted at many places in Mathura and Vrindavan on Monday, 43 samples were collected from 15 vendors. These include sweets and other items made from milk, ‘paneer’, ‘peda’, ‘barfi’, milk cake, ‘rasgulla’, ‘imarti’, ‘sonpapdi’, other sweets and spices. He said 42 of them were found to be within the standard but one sample of ‘peda’ was sent to Lucknow for testing. Dhirendra Pratap Singh said all the samples were collected on Sunday and Monday from the shops around the temples. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Source link

Khoya Being Sold In Mathura “Adulterated,” Alleges Dimple Yadav Amid Tirupati Laddoo Row

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Adulterated food causing serious illnesses to people, says Dimple Yadav (File) Mainpuri: Amid controversy over “adulteration” in Tirupati laddus, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav has alleged that shops in Mathura are selling adulterated ‘khoya’ and demanded an inquiry. Talking to reporters during an event here on Sunday, Yadav said adulteration in Tirupati Laddu prasad is a “very serious” matter and it has hurt the religious sentiments of people. “Due to the failure of the food department, adulterated food and oil are causing very serious illness to people. Food department is negligent and silent over it,” she said. “There are reports that ‘khoya’ being sold in Mathura is also adulterated. The BJP government should institute enquiry in both the cases,” she said without mentioning the source of the reports. In Uttar Pradesh, the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has collected 13 samples of ‘prasadam’ from prominent temples in Mathura for testing. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s claim that animal fat was used in preparing Tirupati laddus during the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led …

Andhra Deputy CM To Undertake 11-Day Penance Over Alleged Adulteration Of Animal Fats In Tirupati Laddoo

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Last Updated: September 21, 2024, 23:45 IST Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. (PTI file photo) Pawan Kalyan said he will begin the ritualistic penance from Sunday at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy temple at Namburu in Guntur district Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday said he will undertake an 11-day penance to propitiate Lord Venkateswara for the alleged adulteration of animal fats in Tirupati laddus. The actor-politician said he will begin the ritualistic penance from Sunday at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy temple at Namburu in Guntur district. “After undertaking the 11-day penance, I will visit Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy,” said Kalyan in a post on ‘X’, and appealed to the deity to grant him the power to do the ritualistic sanitisation to undo the alleged sins committed by the erstwhile YSRCP government. Further, the Janasena founder wondered how Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) employees and board members could be oblivious to these alleged irregularities. TTD is the official custodian of Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati. During a recent NDA legislative party meeting, …