Days after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the ghee used to make the Srivari laddu for Tirupati temple was adulterated with animal fat, the communal politics around it has been escalating, with wild allegations running thick and fast. 

But the real question is: was adulterated ghee actually used in the Srivari laddu? Should devotees be worried that their faith is being defiled? Why are so many politicians claiming that crores of devotees have consumed laddus with animal fat? What’s the lab report being hailed as “proof”? And what’s the politics behind it all?

In this episode of Let Me Explain, The News Minute’s Pooja Prasanna answers all these questions. 

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