Tirupati laddu row: How politics is shaping the conflict

Days after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the ghee used to make the Srivari laddu for Tirupati temple was adulterated with animal fat, the communal politics around it has been escalating, with wild allegations running thick and fast.
But the real question is: was adulterated ghee actually used in the Srivari laddu? Should devotees be worried that their faith is being defiled? Why are so many politicians claiming that crores of devotees have consumed laddus with animal fat? What’s the lab report being hailed as “proof”? And what’s the politics behind it all?
In this episode of Let Me Explain, The News Minute’s Pooja Prasanna answers all these questions.
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[@Professor9511]

Very good analysis without any political agenda. Thanks Pooja mam

[@Badassmaa31]

I am very sorry for these issues show up in my own backyard. I am from Andhra Pradesh. i have voted for the alliance hoping that these politicians would do something good for the state. I can not be more wrong. Once religion creeps into politics, there's no logic and peace. People don't think straight. Our Dy. CM, Mr. Pawan Kalyan holds 5 key portfolios, yet he behaves, not as a minister, but as the sole rescuer of sanatan dharma. My state has relatively been free of communal fights. I guess, the BJP has stepped in to keep the communal pot boiling. 😢

[@venkatratnam]

I agree with you’ll these points .. BjP is trying to enter into southern starts .. rest everyone knows

[@Dadasahab1234]

B.J.P. has won more seats in southern India than any other party. It appears bhakt is ignorant

[@simmavijay]

No, NDA won 50 seats and INDIA won 77 seats from south in 2024😊​@@Dadasahab1234

[@VipinKumar-yl1wt]

@@venkatratnam you are just a bhakt of a other party as well

[@arkantos006]

Finally some light to this issue . Thank you very much.

[@rohithreddy4814]

This is responsible reporting❤️❤️

[@ssrkbhadauria]

Hindi me dalo to me bhakto ko bhe sahre kar payu

[@enjoyyourcoffee5910]

Madam i am sorry to say that your report is putting forth the facts, actually only the chief minister is christian but the ghee suppliers, the temple management and the laddu makers are all hindus, then how come jagan mohan is responsible, you did not tell that all the suppliers and makers and management are hindus. one question you should have raised is why did naidu keep the report for 2 months and allowed the devotes to eat the adulterated laddu for 2 months.

[@Dadasahab1234]

Ghee supplier A.R. Foods is managed by minorities only.No hindu is associated with it.

[@Dadasahab1234]

Ghee was supplied by A.R. foods ,a company managed and controlled by minorities only. It appears bhakt is ignorant

[@Kurasanikaka]

@Dadasahab1234 It is fake news produced by Whatsapp University. AR Dairy is a Pakka Santana Dairy, further Ministry of Corporate Affairs confirmed this information, that Rajasekaran Suriyaprabha and Srinivasalunaidu Ramchandran Srinivasan listed as directors and Raju Rajasekaran as the Managing Director.😅

[@kishinchhabria]

A very good update.. thanks !

[@FamileeGuy]

Thanks for the detail story....

[@OjasPathak-f1p]

First view, first like and first comment... Yeah... 🤟

[@msraobds]

Excellent presentation. There is little discrepancy in the cost calculations.

[@timmypratic4751]

I think 8 tankers were delivered in which 4 tankers were already used. when complaints came, that some is thing wrong with ghee. the rest of the 4 tankers were kept aside and samples were collected and sent to lab for test as TTD lab has only basic test lab, which cannot prove any adulteration. more over the standards for companies required to maintain and supply quality ghee were changed and made more liberal during the previous govt.

[@Kurasanikaka]

The lab does have the equipment that tests for animal fat, here is the video of a Vyshnav Brahmin who works in the lab confirms the same in the year 2015 under Babu governance when someone supplied ghee on a fake brand name. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH_Vi36NYtKdptEfeature=shared

[@Kurasanikaka]

Like you said, let's assume that the Tirumala lab doesn't test for animal fat, then how are they testing the ghee every day since 4 months? Are they sending ghee samples to Gujarat every day? 😂😂

[@ArvindLeoPereira]

War rukwa di paw paw 🐾

[@Kirti-i1h]

Constitution khatrey Mai hai paw paw. 🤡😂 👉 Indira Gandhi (non elected Prime Minister) 👉 Nehru (non elected PM) 👉Shastri (non elected PM) 👉 Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi.

[@sauron2000000]

​@@Kirti-i1h😂😂😂😂 Rajiv Gandhi bhi bol deta😂😂😂😂 400 paar non elected.

[@Kirti-i1h]

@@sauron2000000 Pappu bhakt 🤡🤡🤡 election toh Congress walo ne bahut baad Mai kiya jab dekha South India Maharashtra Waley apni lobby bana kar har tarike se non elected Prime Ministers ko pick aur control kar rahe hai.. Rajeev Gandhi ko toh sympathy vote Mila Indira Gandhi ke marne par.

[@Kirti-i1h]

@@sauron2000000 Pappu bhakt 🤡 Election toh bahut baad Mai hua jab realise kiya ki Maharashtra aur South India Waley apni lobby bana kar bina election ke Prime Minister bana de rahe hai aur usse control kar rahe hai. Rajeev Gandhi ko toh Indira assassination ka sympathy vote Mila.

[@sauron2000000]

@@Kirti-i1h Lobby😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@oceanwap]

Loved how you explained. ❤

[@himanshusirohi2403]

This just proves why we can't leave Govts to take care of our temples.

[@sauron2000000]

Who will do it?

[@Dadasahab1234]

Temple s are managed by state governments in only southern states,for the purpose of loot.

[@syedhisham2594]

correct.. governments have no right over temples... they should be regulated by a temple body only...

[@Mionomics]

320 rupe kg original ghee? how this possible

[@Kurasanikaka]

It is possible when you order for 2.5 Lakhs Kgs of ghee for 6 months, they can actually do it in the bulk price. Chandra Babu government procured ghee only for ₹275/kg and up to ₹300/ kg at max during 2019 Feb. So you might not be aware of the bulk ghee price in reality. The only reason nandhini increased it is because of the congress government election promise to increase the milk by ₹4 for KMF dairy.

[@hellobollywood3530]

Tirupati temple is so big i dont think Former CM Jagan reddy dared to do such thing, no one will do it , its impossible

[@tmk153]

Finally I really got an in-depth analysis report on the boiling issue. Thank you ma'am for your great work 🙏

[@AshutoshRaghuwanshi]

Most of the issues are issues only because people don't read reports, judgements, etc.

[@vijayendriyakrishna8931]

GOD KNOWS US FAR , FAR BETTER THAN WE DO . AS WE SOW , SO SHALL WE REAP . OM NAMO VENKATESHAAY NAMAH .

[@syedhisham2594]

glove plus lab coat equals science😂

[@vaibhavpal3783]

Ghee is animal derived fat 😊

[@TejaswiAryanSabbineni]

Clown doesn't understand difference between secretion and forcible extraction

[@TejaswiAryanSabbineni]

Clown

[@syedhisham2594]

@@Kirti-i1h recently more than 40,000 people have been kiIIed and you don't feel a thing but that doesn't mean you will be the same when your parents pass away...

[@syedhisham2594]

@ As of 23 September 2024, over 43,000 people (41,431 Palestinian[1] and 1,706 Israeli)[19] have been reported as kiIIed in the Israel-Hamas war, including 116 journalists according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (111 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese)[20], 134 journalists and media workers according to the International Federation of Journalists (127 Palestinian, 4 Israeli and 3 Lebanese)[21] and over 224 humanitarian aid workers, including 179 employees of UNRWA. ----wikipedia and if you don't understand your own hypocrisy i can't help it.. the point is humans react based on how close they are to them.. which is subjective.. if you hate your parents which i guess you do, you will feel happy or relieved or at the very least feel nothing... but if you like them it will be a very heartbreaking moment.. if your last 2 brain cells can't comprehend it go get some help.

[@Kirti-i1h]

@@syedhisham2594 Katuwa logic 🤡 Desh Mai hazaaro aurat ka rape hota hai aur agar mai tumhari Ammi Jaan ko tumhare samne leta kar chod du toh tumhe azeeb lage ga (No government data said 40,000 people died recently) 🤡

[@joythink]

It took naveen patnaik 10 years to recognise bjp politics. Lets see how long naidu takes.

[@basantprasadsgarden8365]

Naidu 's TDP is going to be the next AIDMK

[@venkataramudu5035]

Dont you worry 😂 our cm knows everything about bjp he’s just singing to the tune wait till the music stops he will do a 360 in no time

[@Dadasahab1234]

Now Patnaik is out of power,hence speaking ,language of opposition leader.No surprise.

[@Dadasahab1234]

​@@venkataramudu5035Naidu had tied with Congress in previous election and was thrashed badly. I do not think ,he will again do the same mistake.

[@Kurasanikaka]

Naidu is just like Modi. He is the culprit of this fake laddu controversy. He did this many times since Jagan and his father were Christians.

[@moncythomas3268]

Thanks

[@skepticmind23]

TNM is saying that Jagan is being blamed because he is a Christian..why it is conveniently ignoring the appointment of his relatives and close aides as Head of TTD and Executive officers..is it their family properties..I am an atheist and I heard Mr Bhumana Karunakaran reddy who was heading TTD is an atheist or a person having communist ideology..what purpose does they have at TTD when don’t believe in God..mere opposing the BJP should not be the agenda ..we even should throw light on Jagan who is of a dictatorial mindset..Funny thing is Jagan came to power and ruled AP last five years with an indirect support of BJP..

[@sauron2000000]

Is he Christian?

[@skepticmind23]

@@sauron2000000 actually i don't want to comment on his religion. I quoted the TNM which they mentioned. he is free to practice whichever religion he want. he needs to clarify whether he is a Hindu or Christian. Actually he and his family used these religious cards to voo the minority votes later he told he has taken up Hinduism with the help of one Swamiji based in Vizag..

[@sauron2000000]

​@@skepticmind23 Cool. We need a media circus on this.

[@rohithreddy4814]

Naidu is the one who is playing this game and bringing down the piousness of Tirupati. Bhumana Karunakar Reddy is not an atheist. He is a staunch devotee of Sri Venkateshwara swamy

[@basantprasadsgarden8365]

This is just a Hindu vs Christian conflict, we Atheists have nothing to do with it

[@swarajbhattacharya3213]

Why is this not being exposed by .. Jagan should file for defamation..

[@Kurasanikaka]

He did, in fact he wrote a letter requesting an inquiry by the CBI investigation team. He filled the public litigation in the supreme Court.

[@Kurasanikaka]

Even Subramania Swamy also filed a PIL to investigate this conspiracy.

[@Kurasanikaka]

If Chandra Babu is not a pathological liar, then lawfully the AR dairy heads, Rajasekaran, Suriyaprabha, Srinivasalu Naidu, Ramchandran, and Raju Rajasekaran should be jailed first and then Vishnav Brahmin's lab technicians should be jailed for being a party to this misdoings. However, that does not happen because MARK MY WORD, Babu will not allow the CBI agency to investigate it. Because there is no real substance in the case, Babu wants to score some cheap political points at the expense of Balaji laddu sanctity.

[@BDIBDI-u4m]

naxal laundry and naxal minute will see nothing wrong if srivari laddus are made in beef oil and distributed. so no surprises there.

[@Kurasanikaka]

Oh ya, I guess you are that kind of a man who wants communal violence. Are you like a self proclaimed Santana warrior or what? Don't come near my god, TTD isn't like any other temple in this world. They maintain the golden standards of everything. It's our curse Chandra Babu, historically a pick pocketer in Tirupati railway station and a habitually narcissistic liar has become a CM.

[@saida87229]

Madamji how is Shabbirji bow-bow biryani ?🤣🤣🤣 Please put it into your mouth only

[@Animem-j9z]

Your reports are also not accurate. Hiding flaws of past cm JAGAT MOHAN REDDY. Shows what level of reporter you are 😂