SC rebukes Andra Pradesh CM for alleging use of adulterated ghee in Tirupati laddoos
The court said that according to lab reports, the ghee samples tested for contamination came from rejected batches that were not used to make prasadam.
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The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for publicly alleging that adulterated ghee was used to prepare laddoos at the Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, reported Live Law.
On September 18, Naidu claimed that substandard ingredients and animal fat were used to make the prasadam while the YSR Congress Party was in power in the state.
The court questioned the propriety of Naidu’s claims, which were made despite the matter being under investigation by the temple authorities. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan was hearing a batch of petitions requesting a court-monitored investigation into the allegations.
The bench orally observed that according to the lab reports it had seen, the ghee samples tested for contamination came from rejected batches that were not used to make laddoos.
“There are some disclaimers in the lab report,” Viswanathan said during the hearing. “It is not clear and it is prima facie indicating that it was rejected ghee, which was subjected to test. If you [Andhra Pradesh government] yourself have ordered the investigation, what was the need to go to press.”
On September 20, AR Dairy Food Private Limited, a Tamil Nadu-based company, denied that it had supplied adulterated ghee to the temple.
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