Tirupati laddoos were distributed during Ram temple event, says chief priest

Ram Temple chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das has said that laddoos from Tirupati temple were distributed as prasadam during the pran prathistha January ceremony.

Ayodhya's Ram Temple chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das has said that laddoos from Tirupati temple were distributed as prasadam to devotees during the pran prathistha (consecration) ceremony on January 22 earlier this year. The remark by the chief priest, which comes amid a row over animal fat allegedly being found in laddoos at the famed Andhra Pradesh temple, has triggered a demand for an investigation into the claims.

"I do not know how many laddoos were brought. The trust would know that. But, whatever laddoos came, the prasad was distributed among the devotees. The reports on contamination point to a dangerous conspiracy," Acharya Satyendra Das told India Today.

Over one lakh laddus were dispatched by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the Sri Venkateswara temple, for the consecration ceremony. The ceremony was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was attended by 8,000 dignitaries.