The company’s response came after TTD Executive Officer Shyamala Rao announced that four out of ten ghee tankers supplied by AR Dairy were found to be adulterated. The investigation followed complaints about the declining quality of the temple’s laddus, a popular prasadam (offering) given to devotees.

The company, AR Dairy Food Private Limited, was blacklisted on Friday for allegedly supplying products of substandard quality.

In his comments to a Tamil news channel Friday, Kannan, a quality control officer at the Dindigul-based AR Dairy Food, called the allegations “unsubstantiated”.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has also established a four-member committee to oversee the procurement of ghee at the shrine. Rao announced the formation of the committee, which comprises dairy experts Dr Surendranath,

Earlier on Friday, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has reassured that the sanctity of the sacred offering has been restored.

The Executive Officer (EO) of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is scheduled to meet with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday to present the findings.

The focus on the adulteration of the laddoos from the famous Tirupati Tirumala temple continued as Union health minister JP Nadda sought a detailed report from Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrab

India’s leading dairy brand, Amul, has issued a clarifying statement regarding its supply of ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD)

Chennai: Tamil Nadu-based A R Dairy Food Private Limited, which is at the centre of a raging row over allegations that the ghee it supplied to prepare famous Tirupati laddu contained animal fat, on Friday dismissed the accusations of adulteration levelled against it.