Year After Milk Row, Karnataka's Nandini Dairy Brand Set For Delhi Launch
NDTV
The Nandini brand was also at the centre of a controversy in Andhra Pradesh's temple town of Tirupati after allegations animal fat was used in ghee used to make laddoos.
The Karnataka Milk Federation's dairy products brand, Nandini, will be on sale in the national capital - its first foray into markets in north India - from Thursday on the back of a high-profile launch event to be attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The brand will be launched by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the presence of his cabinet with Ms Sitharaman, the Rajya Sabha MP from the state, also in attendance.
Nandini's Delhi entry follows a political slugfest in April last year between the Congress (and its then ally, the Janata Dal Secular) and the Bharatiya Janata Party. That spat was triggered by news Amul, the Gujarat-based dairy giant had plans to enter the Karnataka market.
