AR Dairy, the Tamil Nadu-based company which supplied ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati temple, denied allegations of any animal fat being present.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams prepares over 3.5 lakh laddus daily for devotees visiting the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple. This iconic mahaprasa

Amid controversy over the use of animal fat in ghee at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, the Karnataka government on Friday issued a directive mandating the use of Nandini brand ghee in all 34,000 temples.

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

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu kicked up a row recently, accusing the previous regime of using poor quality ingredients and ghee adulterated with animal fat for producing the sweet

Reacting to the Tirupati laddu issue, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy stated that the TDP is "politicising religious matters."

In a statement, Amul addressed social media rumours that claimed the company had been providing ghee to the temple. “We wish to clarify that Amul has never supplied ghee to TTD,” the company said, further stating that their ghee is produced from high-quality milk in ISO-certified facilities.

The Karnataka government has directed all 34,000 muzrai temples to exclusively use 'Nandini' ghee from the Karnataka Milk Federation for preparing prasada and food. This decision aims to ensure quality and address concerns following a controversy over animal fat in Tirupati laddus,

Temples in Karnataka have now been ordered to mandatorily use only Nadhini ghee of the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) for making laddoos or any other type of sweets as offerings.

Amid a row over the use of animal fat in prasada given at Tirumala temple in Andhra's Tirupati district, Amul issued a clarification on Friday, stating that it had never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD).