Tirupati row: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu flags 'conspiracy angle', claims '20 crore laddus' made with adulterated ghee
Times of India
by TOI NEWS DESKFebruary 24, 2026
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has leveled serious allegations against the previous YSRCP government, claiming that nearly 60 lakh kg of adulterated ghee was used between 2019 and 2024 to make over 20 crore Tirupati laddus, which are consecrated offerings at Lord Venkateswara Swamy's shrine. Naidu asserted during a special assembly discussion that this was part of an organized conspiracy involving temple authorities and
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Originally published on Times of India on 2/24/2026