Tirupati laddu ghee-adulteration case: Former chairman Subba Reddy says he is ready for lie-detector test

Terming N. Chandrababu Naidu’s allegation that the ghee utilized to marque laddus successful Tirumala temple was adulterated during YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) authorities arsenic baseless and politically motivated, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) erstwhile president Y.V. Subba Reddy said helium was prepared to acquisition adjacent a prevarication detector trial to beryllium that helium had done thing incorrect arsenic president of the TTD successful that period. 

Addressing a property league successful New Delhi connected Thursday (November 27, 2025), Mr. Subba Reddy said Mr. Naidu had intentionally dragged Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple into the governmental muddle by unleashing a misinformation campaign, which continued portion the SIT was inactive probing the matter. 

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“False leaks and fabricated narratives connected the delicate contented by leaders of the ruling parties were damaging the temple’s planetary reputation,” helium stated, portion insisting that helium had ever upheld the sanctity of the Tirumala temple during his 2 presumption arsenic the president of TTD.

Mr. Subba Reddy said his household has been dedicated to spiritual work for generations, but helium was being maligned owing to his adjacent relation with Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. “If ghee adulteration and my engagement successful it were real, wherefore would I record a petition successful the Supreme Court”, helium wondered. 

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Mr. Subba Reddy said the allegations by Telugu Desam Party leaders connected the ghee issue, particularly whether the adulteration was done with rootlike oregon carnal fat, were inconsistent and it indicates a conspiracy that should beryllium unravelled. Statements connected the tankers (in which the ghee was transported) were besides made up arsenic per a plan. 

Claims that 20 crore Iaddus were made with adulterated ghee successful 2019-24 were wrong, helium said, noting that nary azygous institution supplies the commodity to TTD permanently. 

Mr. Subba Reddy affirmed that helium has ne'er drawn immoderate fiscal payment from TTD contempt handling tenders worthy hundreds of crores of rupees erstwhile helium was the chairman. Instead, helium took respective argumentation decisions that saved immense sums for the TTD.