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Amid the controversy over adulteration of ghee in the Tirupati laddus, India's leading dairy brand, Amul, has issued a clarification on the <a target

On Tirupati Laddu Prasadam row, Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan says, "...The quality of prasad is always quite superior and if you get even a small byte, it is like a mahaprasad to everybody. It was done with great reverence.

The VHP secretary-general demanded a thorough probe into the Tirupati laddu case and legal action against those involved in it. VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal also demanded that the Tirupati temple and all other temples be freed from government control across the country.

Meanwhile, AR Dairy, a company that supplied ghee to Tirupati Lord Balaji temple, on Friday said their product samples have been duly cleared by authorities certifying its quality.

AR Dairy, a supplier of ghee to Tirupati Lord Balaji temple, confirmed that their product samples have been cleared by authorities. The company stated that they supplied ghee only during June and July,

The Dindigul-based company, A R Dairy Food Private Limited, in the eye of the storm, has denied allegations of adulteration.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has blacklisted a Tamil Nadu-based supplier of desi ghee used in preparing laddu prasadam after a Gujarat lab found substandard ingredients and animal fats. Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu had previously raised concerns about the ghee's quality,