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Last Updated: September 22, 2024, 15:36 IST
Former Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote to PM Narendra Modi about his successor N Chandrababu Naidu's accusations on the Tirupati laddoos. (Image: PTI/File)
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said PM Narendra Modi should take the "severest" action against Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu for "spreading lies" about the Tirupati 'prasadam'
Dubbing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu a “pathological and habitual liar”, YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday (September 22) said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take the “severest” action against his successor for “spreading lies” about the world-renowned Tirupati ‘prasadam’.
Jagan wrote a letter to Modi amid the raging controversy over the presence of “beef tallow” in the ghee used to make the consecrated laddoos. Naidu, a few days ago, had made the accusation that there was severe adulteration in the form of animal fat in the ghee used to make the ‘prasadam’ during the previous regime.
The former Andhra chief minister claimed that misinformation was being spread about the Tirupati laddoos. He said the adulterated ghee container, which arrived on July 12, was not used in making the laddoos and misinformation is being spread.
“A robust procurement process has been in place since decades, the same was followed during TDP (Telugu Desam Party) government from 2014 to 2019,” he said.
He questioned why Naidu is highlighting the matter now if the adulterated samples were identified two months ago, and the report was also released then.
“I request the PM to reprimand Naidu in the severest way for spreading lies,” Jagan wrote in his letter to the prime minister.
“…Naidu is a pathological and habitual liar, now defaming the temple to hide his failure on all fronts despite completing 100 days in power,” he said.
