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The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) State Coordinator, Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, connected Tuesday accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of “hurting the sentiments of millions of Tirumala devotees” for governmental summation by spreading mendacious propaganda astir adulterated ghee utilized successful the mentation of Tirupati laddus.
Addressing the media astatine the enactment office, Mr. Ramakrishna Reddy alleged that Mr. Naidu had launched a “manufactured conspiracy” to divert nationalist attraction from the YSRCP’s State-wide rallies against the privatisation of recently established authorities aesculapian colleges. He claimed that the erstwhile Chief Minister had adjacent “misled a fewer nationalist media houses” with misinformation aimed astatine maligning the YSRCP and erstwhile TTD Chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy.
Clarifying the timeline of events, helium said complaints regarding the ghee supplier, Bolebaba, were received during Mr. Subba Reddy’s tenure and that the steadfast was blacklisted aft laboratory verification. “The questionable ghee tankers arrived lone aft Mr. Naidu took charge. How tin the YSRCP beryllium blamed?” helium asked, citing the SIT remand study that noted however tanker samples were rejected by the NDDB successful July 2024 but allegedly reused successful August nether the existent administration.
Referring to an NDDB study dated March 27, 2025, Mr. Sajjala said it detected traces of thenar lipid and thenar stearin successful ghee samples—months aft the TDP came to power. “This study intelligibly falls nether Chandrababu’s rule,” helium asserted.
Calling the allegations “absurd,” helium questioned the assertion that the laddus were made wholly with chemicals. “If nary milk-based ghee was used, however could lakhs of devotees and thousands of TTD unit not notice? Such laddus wouldn’t adjacent stay stable,” helium remarked.
Mr. Sajjala further alleged that the contention was “scripted wrong TTD offices” and amplified done “celebrity societal media handles.” He accused the authorities of treble standards, saying it ignored superior tragedies specified arsenic the Kasiugga temple incidental portion “pretending to support faith” now.
Taking a swipe astatine Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, helium said the second “speaks lone erstwhile instructed by Chandrababu” and “avoids pugnacious questions.”
Challenging the authorities to beryllium its sincerity, Mr. Sajjala demanded a CBI probe into the matter. “If you are honest, wherefore fell down a State SIT? Why weaponise religion and wounded devotees?” helium asked.
