'Using God for political gains': Jagan slams CM Naidu over Tirupati laddu row
The ghee adulteration allegations are atrocious, he said, and asked is it fair to play with sentiments of crores of devotees across world
Jagan said people are expressing their anger at Chandrababu Naidu's hundred days of rule in Andhra Pradesh and this was nothing but 'diversion politics'. | File photo
Under fire from the ruling TDP over claims of animal fat in ghee used to make Tirupati laddus during his tenure, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy rejected the allegations while accusing Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of “using faith for politics”.
Addressing a press conference, Jagan said Naidu is such a person who will use God also for political gains. "This is a diversion politics. On one hand, people are expressing their anger at Chandrababu Naidu's hundred days of rule. They are demanding what happened to their "Super six" (poll promises). In order to divert people's attention, this concocted story," he said.
The ghee adulteration allegations are atrocious, he said, and asked if is it fair to play with the sentiments of crores of devotees across the world.
All samples, tests and results mentioned in lab test reports as evidence occurred under the NDA government, he said.
Selecting the ghee supplier is a routine process every six months by TTD. It has been going on for decades together, nothing new, the YSRCP chief said.
During an NDA legislative party meeting on September 18, TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu claimed that the previous YSRCP government did not even spare Sri Venkateswara temple and used substandard ingredients and animal fat for making laddus.
(With agency inputs)