Tirupati Temple Laddoos Row: Know What Sadhguru Says

New Delhi: Amid the row over the alleged presence of animal fat in Tirupati laddoos, spiritual leader and Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Sunday said beef tallow in temple ‘prasadam‘ was beyond disgusting.

Advocating that the temples should be run by devotees and not by government and administrations, he said “Where there is no Devotion, there shall be no sanctity.

In a post on social media platform X, he said: “Devotees consuming beef tallow in the Temple prasadam is beyond disgusting. This is why Temples should be run by Devotees, not by government administrations. Where there is no Devotion, there shall be no sanctity. Time the Hindu Temples are run by devout Hindus, not by government administration.”

On Saturday, former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam expressed concern over the issue and called it a “very dangerous conspiracy” targeting Sanatan Dharma.

Notably, the controversy over the ‘prasadam’ erupted after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu claimed on September 18 that under Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government, animal fat and substandard ingredients were used in the preparation of Tirupati laddoos.

He claimed that even the Tirumala laddoo was made with substandard ingredients.

“They compromised on the quality of ‘Annadanam’ (free meals) and even contaminated the sacred Tirumala laddu by using animal fat instead of ghee,” he said but added that after the change of government, the laddu is being made with pure ghee.