Ayodhya: Close on the heels of the Andhra Pradesh Government’s statement that beef tallow may have been used in the making of Tirupati laddu when the previous Government was in power, speculations are doing the rounds that adulterated laddus may have been supplied to Ram Mandir at Ayodhya too.

A staggering 300 kilograms of prasad laddoos from the Tirupati temple were distributed to devotees in January, during the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, as confirmed by Acharya Satyendra Das,

The Tirupati laddu controversy arose after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, at an NDA legislature party meeting in Vijayawada on Wednesday, alleged that ghee used in the prasadam at the Tirupati Tirumala temple during the previous YSR Congress Party's tenure was adulterated with animal fat.

This announcement comes in the midst of a growing controversy over allegations of animal fat contamination in the famous Tirupati laddoos, prompting calls for an investigation.

In a significant religious event, over 1 lakh Tirupati laddus were dispatched by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for distribution during the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya. However,

Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Ayodhya temple, confirmed this amid a row over alleged usage of animal fat in Tirupati laddu prasadam

Tirupati laddus are embroiled in controversy after allegations of animal fats in their ghee emerged from the TDP government, supported by a lab report. Ayodhya temple's chief priest demanded strict action and an investigation into the allegations.