Pawan Kalyan says 'deeply disturbed' with Tirupati laddu lab report

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Friday urged for the constitution of a 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' to look into issues related to temples across the country. In a post on X, he assured strict action on the ongoing "laddu" controversy in Tirupati and added that this matter points to many issues surrounding the "desecration of temples, its land issues, and other dharmic practices."

"We are all deeply disturbed with the findings of animal fat (fish oil, pork fat and beef fat) mixed in Tirupathi Balaji Prasad. Many questions were to be answered by the TTD board constituted by the then YCP government. Our government is committed to taking the most stringent action possible. But this throws light on many issues surrounding desecration of temples, its land issues and other dharmic practices," he said in the post.

"May be the time has come to constitute a 'Sanatana Dharma Rakshana Board' at a national level to look into all the issues related to temples in the entire Bharath," Mr Kalyan said.