Vijayawada. There has been a new twist in the controversy over animal fat and fish oil being mixed in the Laddu prasad at Tirumala temple in Tirupati. On this entire controversy, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu said today that 'We are forming a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising officers of the rank of IGP and above. The SIT will submit a report to the government. We will take action based on that report so that such things do not happen again.' Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday targeted the previous YSRCP government of the state and alleged that during the previous government of the state, many processes of purchasing ghee by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) were changed.

Chandrababu Naidu also alleged that during the previous state government, appointments in the TTD board had become like 'gambling' and there were instances of appointing people who had no faith and non-Hindus were given preference in the board. Speaking to reporters, Naidu said that people's sentiments have been hurt after the revelations regarding the Laddu. Naidu said that according to the earlier conditions, the ghee supplier should have at least three years of experience. He said that however, after Jagan Mohan Reddy came to power, it was reduced to one year.

Chandrababu Naidu also said that the required turnover of the supplier has also been reduced from Rs 250 crore to Rs 150 crore earlier. Naidu questioned how can someone give pure ghee for Rs 319 when even 'palm oil' is more expensive than this. He said that AR Dairy Foods Private Limited started supplying ghee on June 12, 2024. Referring to the letter written by Jagan to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said that the Yuvajana Sramika Raithu Congress Party (YSRCP) chief is trying to retaliate by writing the letter.