The situation escalated when the TTD confirmed lab results backing claims that animal fat, including lard (pig fat), had been found in the ghee used for the laddoos.

Pawan Kalyan has expressed his outrage over shocking allegations regarding the adulteration of the revered Tirupati Laddu prasadam. Complaints about unusual taste and smell led to a disturbing revelation of animal fat in the prasadam.

The controversy surrounding the ghee used in making laddoos at Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati Temple has escalated into a public spat between actor-politician Pawan Kalyan and actor Prakash Raj.

Netizens are trolling Pawan Kalyan for calling out to establish a Sanatana Dharma Parirakshana Board as he is currently Baptized, married to a Christian, visits Church regularly and named his children after his wifes Christian orthodox lineage.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Friday urged for the constitution of a 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' to look into issues related to temples across the country. In a post on X,

The controversy erupted after former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the previous Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy administration had used animal fat instead of ghee in the preparation of the sacred laddoo ‘prasadam’.

Kalyan feels it is time to constitute a ‘Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board’ at the national level to look into 'issues related to temples'

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The time has come to constitute a 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' at a national level to look into all the issues related to temples in the entire Bharath, said Pawan Kalyan: Tirupati ladoo row