Amid controversy over the use of 'animal fat' in ghee at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, the Karnataka government issued a decree on Friday ordering the use of Nandini brand ghee at all 34,000 temples managed by the state's temple management authority.

Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu recently accused previous regime of using poor-quality ingredients and adulterated ghee for making Tirupati laddu

Bengaluru: Karnataka Milk Federation has installed geo-positioning system on its vehicles that supply ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the Tirupati temple, following a row over substandard ‘ghee’ used in Tirupati laddus, a top official said on Saturday.

Many users on social media claimed that TTD switched its ghee supplier from Nandini to Amul in the recent years. Amul was responding to these allegations

TTD executive officer Shamala Rao said the prices quoted by the next supplier were so low despite pure cow ghee not being cheap

Health minister JP Nadda sought a report on the matter from Andhra Pradesh government and promised suitable action after examining it.

Amid social media rumours regarding the ingredients in Tirupati temple's laddus, Amul clarified that it has never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). This statement follows Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's accusations against the previous administration for using substandard ingredients,

In a press conference, TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao confirmed that lab tests revealed the presence of animal fat in the laddus

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The Tirupati laddu, also called the ‘Srivari Laddu’ has been offered to Lord Venkateswara for more than 300 years. It is believed that this sweet is the deity’s favourite. According to reports, the te