Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Reacting to the Tirupati Prasadam row, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde said that there can’t be any shameful act than this towards the allegations of animal fat being used in the preparation of Tirupati laddus, a sacred offering to Lord Venkateswara.
Hi also asked the Maha Vikas Aghadi and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) about their opinion on it, adding that they will not respond to his queries.
Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde said, “I think there can’t be any more shameful act than this. Lakhs of people do darshan every day. To make the prasadam impure to earn money, I think people have shown them their place and have thrown their govt out of power. I want to ask MVA and UBT that what they think about it, I know they will say nothing. They do not say anything about Arvind Kejriwal, TMC and they will not say anything about Jagan. Are they supporting the anti-Hindu activities going on in the country?.”
Earlier on Thursday, Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh shared a video clip in which Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was seen saying that previously animal fat was used in consecrated sweets–‘Tirupati Prasadam’ instead of ‘Ghee’ at Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati.
In a post on X, Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh said that he was shocked by the findings and added, “The Lord Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Tirumala is our most sacred temple. I am shocked to learn that the YS Jagan administration used animal fat instead of ghee in the Tirupati Prasadam.”
“Shame on YS Jagan and the YSR party government that couldn’t respect the religious sentiments of crores of devotees,” he added.
The charges of the AP CM have been denied by former TDP Chairman and YSRCP leader YV Subbareddy, who claimed that only organic ingredients were used in the preparation of Prasadam.
“All the ingredients used for Swami’s offerings from last three three years are all organic ingredients including ghee. This is a very vile allegation that our government and our party, which have done so many programs while protecting the sanctity of Swami, are doing so many programs to mislead the people,” he said.