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 Tirupati Devasthanam has blacklisted AR Dairy and initiated legal proceedings against it for allegedly supplying adulterated ghee, the temple board’s executive officer J Syamala Rao said.

The historic Tiru laddu, which is offered to Lord Venkateswara and which has been served to devotees since 1715, was subject of controversy on September 19. A report shared by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has claimed that during the previous YSR Congress Party administration,

Acharya Satyendra Das, Ayodhya temple's chief priest, expressed anger over the discovery of animal fat in the ghee used for 'prasad' at Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Andhra Pradesh. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams confirmed the presence of impurities in the ghee,

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

Amul's statement comes amid allegations from the TDP regarding the use of “animal fat” in Tirupati laddus during the previous YSRCP government's tenure.

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,