In January, during the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, 300 kilograms of 'prasad' from the Tirupati temple was distributed to devotees, confirmed Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the temple.

Acharya Satyendra Das expressed anger over the incident stating, “If animal fat was mixed in the 'prasad', it is unforgivable. Strict action should be taken against those involved in it”

The Tirupati laddu controversy arose after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, at an NDA legislature party meeting in Vijayawada on Wednesday, alleged that ghee used in the prasadam at the Tirupati Tirumala temple during the previous YSR Congress Party's tenure was adulterated with animal fat.

Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Ayodhya temple, confirmed this amid a row over alleged usage of animal fat in Tirupati laddu prasadam

Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, has confirmed that "prasad" from the Tirupati temple was distributed at the Ram Temple earlier this year. The prasad, specifically 300kg of laddus from the Tirupati temple,

Tirupati temple's ‘prasad’ (laddus) is at centre of a massive controversy after TDP government in Andhra Pradesh alleged of the use of 'animal fat' in its ghee.