There is anger in the entire country over the adulteration of Prasad laddus available in the world famous Tirupati Balaji temple of Andhra Pradesh. A political religious war has erupted after the report of adulteration in the Prasad of Lord Tirupati Balaji, the center of faith of crores of Sanatan lovers. The situation is such that there have been demands for death sentence and even a CBI investigation in the case. In fact, the controversy continues after Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu’s previous Jaganmohan Reddy government was accused of mixing fish oil and animal fat instead of ghee in the prasad in the temple.

At the same time, YSR Congress President and former Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy has hit back at Naidu and said that Chandrababu Naidu is doing politics in the name of God to hide the failure of his government in the last 100 days because all his allegations are baseless. . Now in this matter, resentment is being seen among the saints across the country. The saints are saying that they will not tolerate playing with faith.

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu had claimed that during the previous Jaganmohan government, animal fat and fish oil were being used in the prasad offered at Tirupati Balaji temple. This has also been confirmed in the sample of Prasad taken in July. CM Naidu said that the Jaganmohan government played with the faith of crores of Hindus. He said that this has been banned after my government came to power. The report that has just come out is of the sample of Prasad taken in July.

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Samples were taken on June 12

In fact, as soon as the government changed in Andhra Pradesh, on June 12, samples were taken to test the ghee used in the offerings of Tirupati temple. The investigation report was ready by June 23, but the revelation came in September when Naidu government completed 100 days. In the report that came out, the things found in the ghee used for making laddus, it was said that instead of pure cow’s ghee, it may contain other oilseeds and vegetables as well as fish oil and fat of other animals. This investigation was conducted at the Center for Analysis and Learning in Livestock and Food or CALF Lab of the National Dairy Development Board i.e. NDDB.

Political crusade started in the country

The question is about playing with faith. Those devotees whose offerings have made Tirupati Balaji one of the richest temples in the world. Those devotees who do not just take Prasad with them but also take the blessings of God in the form of Prasad. Therefore this news is directly related to crores of devotees. In such a situation, the question is who is responsible for playing with their faith? The question is who adulterated the sacred offerings of Tirupati Balaji temple and why? At present, the news of Prasad’s great sin has sparked a religious war in the country’s politics. In such a situation, questions are also being raised whether the claim of fat in Prasad is real or a trap?

Demands ranging from CBI investigation to hanging

It is raining statements on the news of adulteration in Mahaprasad. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister JP Nadda spoke to Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu on phone and asked for Prasad’s report. Also, JP Nadda has assured action after investigation. But after this revelation, there is anger among the Sanatanis across the country. Applications are being filed from the Supreme Court to the High Court. Union Minister Giriraj Singh has even demanded death sentence for the culprits. At the same time, Congress has raised questions on CM Naidu as to why the CM did not disclose for three months. Now Congress has demanded a CBI inquiry. The question is whether the quality and purity of the Prasad was compromised in giving the contract to the ghee supplying company or is the issue of animal fat in the Prasad being heated only for political profit and loss?

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It has been said in the report that in some circumstances the test results can also be false positive. These are those circumstances-

-If milk from very weak cows has been taken in the samples
-If the milk sample of a calving cow has been taken immediately
-If milk from other animals is mixed in cow’s milk
-If milk from cows fed more sesame seeds and oilseeds
-If the cow is sick or any kind of chemicals have been given to the cow

3 lakh laddus are prepared every day in the temple

There are some figures related to Tirupati Balaji temple, which you may be surprised to see. More than 3 lakh laddus are prepared every day in Tirupati Balaji temple. Balaji Temple Trust earns Rs 500 crore every year from Prasad. Every day more than 50 thousand devotees come to visit this temple. Tirupati Balaji Temple is the richest temple in India and one of the richest temples in the world. The total assets of the temple are worth Rs 3 lakh crore. Which is more than the assets of many multinational companies. Balaji temple earns Rs 1400 crore every year from Hundi.

18 thousand crore rupees of temple in banks

Only in the year 2023, one thousand 31 kg of gold worth Rs 773 crore was offered to Lord Venkatesh. Not only this, Balaji temple has 11 thousand 329 kg gold deposited in the banks. At the same time, a fixed deposit of Rs 13 thousand 287 crore has been made in the name of the temple. By April 2024, Rs 18 thousand 817 crore has been deposited in the bank in the name of the temple. TTD Trust Board has approved a total of 5 A budget of Rs 141.74 crore has been approved. This is the first time that the annual budget of the temple has crossed the Rs 5,000 crore mark.

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How is ghee supplier selected?

A tender is floated for the supply of ghee in the temple. Former TTD executive officer claims that the contract is given to the lowest bidder. However, old officials of the temple administration claim that there are 550 desi cows in the trust plant itself for the supply of pure desi ghee. Not only this, there is also a system for testing the ghee coming to the temple. The temple trust has been getting the quality of ghee checked with the help of CFTRI lab of Mysore.

Ghee supply company came clean

Karnataka Milk Federation, which has been supplying pure ghee, has clarified that it has been supplying ghee since July. In such a situation, the name of the supplier who has been pointed at is AR Dairy Products Limited. This company says that it is ready for investigation. There were no complaints about his four trucks of ghee. The fifth truck was stopped. The temple administration has said that now punitive action has been initiated by blacklisting the company.

A tender is floated for the supply of ghee in the temple. Former TTD executive officer claims that the contract is given to the lowest bidder. However, officials of the old temple administration claim that 550 desi cows have been kept in the trust plant itself for the supply of pure desi ghee. Not only this, there is also a system for testing the ghee coming to the temple. TTD has been checking the quality of ghee with the help of CFTRI Lab of Mysore.