Amul refuted social media claims of supplying ghee to Tirupati Temple, calling it misinformation. The dairy giant clarified that its ghee is made from pure milk fat and undergoes stringent quality checks,

Telugu Desam Party claimed on September 19 that a lab report confirmed the presence of “beef tallow” and “lard” in the ghee used in the preparation of Tirupati laddus at the shrine.

On Wednesday, the controversy started when Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu alleged that animal fat had been used in Tirupati laddus during the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government.

According to reports, beef tallow has been traditionally used during cooking, candle-making and even as a lubricant.

Amid a row over the use of animal fat in prasada given at Tirumala temple in Andhra's Tirupati district, Amul issued a clarification on Friday, stating that it had never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD).

The signature Tiru laddu, which now has a GI tag, has been offered to Lord Venkateswara and distributed to devotees since 1715.

The Karnataka government has instructed all notified temples to use 'pure Nandini ghee' for preparing prasadam and other services. This follows a controversy involving animal fat found in ghee used for Tirupati laddus in Andhra Pradesh,

The laddus are reportedly made of ghee, chickpea gram flour, sugar, small sugar cubes, cashew nut, cardamom, camphor, and raisins.