Tirupati Laddoo Row Reaches Top Court For "Protecting Religious Rights"

The petitioner has said the alleged presence of animal fat in the laddoos is symptomatic of larger systemic issues in temple administration.

The row over animal fat allegedly being used to make the famed Tirupati laddoos reached the Supreme Court on Friday with a lawyer filing a petition alleging that the act violates fundamental Hindu religious customs and deeply hurts the sentiments of countless devotees who consider the 'prasad' a sacred blessing.

The petitioner has said the alleged presence of animal fat in the laddoos is symptomatic of larger systemic issues in temple administration and has called for the sanctity of Hindu religious practices being protected.