Ex-Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is under fire from the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) over claims of animal fat in ghee used to make Tirupati laddoos during his tenure, refuted the allegation Friday and slammed "diversion politics" behind the row.

The alleged discovery of beef tallow in Tirumala laddu ghee samples has sparked a major controversy, raising concerns over the use of animal fat in the prasad.

Jagadguru Shankaracharya Pragyananand Saraswati Maharaj on Friday demanded severe punishment for YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and that the former Andhra CM be handed over to the public for insulting the beliefs of Hindus and assaulting the Sanatan Dharma.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh alleged that a laboratory report detected "beef tallow," "lard," and fish..|News Track

Lawyers representing the YSRCP have requested a High Court investigation into claims made by Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu about beef tallow in Tirumala Laddu prasadam. The controversy arose after the TDP displayed a lab report from Gujarat allegedly confirming the presence of animal fat in the prasadam.

While YSRCP accused Chandrababu Naidu of indulging in “heinous allegations” and TDP circulated the lab report to back the claim.