Kalyan further alleged that people for long have been complaining about the quality of the prasadam, with many saying that a certain foul smell used to come from it, which is not natural.

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

The controversy surfaced after Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu made allegations on Thursday that the previous Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government had used animal fat instead of ghee to prepare the laddoo ‘prasadam’ at Tirumala.

Amid the controversy over ghee adulteration in Tirupati laddu prasadam, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan responded on X to a post by an organization’s Hindu IT Cell calling for action against the culprits,

Amid the allegations that animal fat was used in making Laddu Prasadam at Tirupati Balaji temple during the YSRCP regime, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan has made a huge statement.

A massive row has erupted in Andhra Pradesh over the alleged presence of animal fats in ghee used to make laddoos offered as prasad by the Tirupati Temple.

On Tirupati Laddu Prasadam row, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan says, "...The quality of prasad is always quite superior and if you get even a small byte, it is like a mahaprasad to everybody. It was done with great reverence.

Andhra Pradesh deputy CM Pawan Kalyan addressed the issue of adulterated ingredients in Tirupati Laddu Prasadams, stressing the importance of maintaining sanctity in places of worship. He said, “I think it is very essential for the integrity of our nation which is being neglected.