Amid the Tirupati laddu row, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said this issue needs to be thoroughly looked into and asserted that authorities across India have to protect

Amid the ongoing controversy over use of adulterated ghee in Tirupati laddus, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board has set up a four-member committee to keep a check on the ghee procured by the temple.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on September 20 (Friday) expressed concern over reports on Tirupati laddu prasadam.

Amul clarified that it has never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam amid misinformation on social media.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu -based A R Dairy Food Private Limited, which is at the centre of a raging row over allegations that the ghee it supplied to prepare famous Tirupati laddu contained animal fat, on Friday dismissed the accusations of adulteration levelled against it.

The remarks come after a lab report revealed that the laddus offered at the Sri Venkateshwara temple in Tirupati as prasad to devotees in Andhra Pradesh contain animal fats and fish oil, resulting in

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which manages the temple, asserted there was presence of 'Lard' (pig fat) and other impurities in the ghee, citing a lab report.

The presence of lard (clarified pig fat), tallow (beef fat) and fish oil in Tirupati's famous laddus according to a laboratory analysis has resulted i

DINDIGUL: In response to allegations that the ghee used by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for preparing laddus and other items contained animal fat, AR Dairy Food Private Limited from Dindigul denied the claims on Friday.