Reportedly amid the raging controversy of the alleged use of “beef tallow” in the ghee used to make the famous tirupati laddoos, the tirumala tirupati Devasthanams on monday (September 23) held a “purification ritual” in the kitchens where the prasadam is prepared. After the ritual, called the Shanti Homam, the chief priest said “everything is purified” at the tirupati temple now and requested followers to visit the hill shrine to seek at the “blessings of Balaji” and buy the laddoos.
Perhaps this comes a day after andhra pradesh Chief minister N chandrababu naidu ordered an SIT probe into the alleged use of animal fat in making the consecrated laddoos. The matter has reached the supreme court after both sides filed petitions. Senior bjp leader Subramanian Swamy sought a court-monitored probe into the adulteration allegations while the vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) appealed to the court to take suo motu cognisance of the issue and launch a probe to identify the culprits. rajya sabha MP from the YSRCP, yv subba reddy has also moved the top court seeking for an independent committee under a retired sc judge to probe the matter.
Moreover the controversy over the sanctity of the tirupati laddoos has reached the supreme Court. Senior bjp leader Subramanian Swamy filed a petition seeking a court-monitored probe into the allegations over the use of animal fat in making the laddoos. Cutting across party lines, several political leaders and religious leaders have demanded a thorough investigation into the allegations. The controversy surrounding the tirupati laddoos has fueled the demand for “freeing” temples across the country from government control.
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