“Beef Fat in Tirumala Laddu: Eight questions we must ask amid the outrage”, Swarajyamag, September 20, 2024:
“Cutting through the outrage and avoiding the noise, here are eight questions on the Tirumala laddu adulteration issue that merit careful consideration.
- What is the quality assurance process in Tirumala?
We get some clues for the answer to this question from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam’s (TTD) response to the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) last year when the KMF publicly regretted not being able to reduce its prices to meet the TTD’s demand.
At that time, in order to convey the message that the quality of the laddus will not be compromised, AV Dharma Reddy, Executive Officer of TTD, said that ghee suppliers must meet both quality and cost criteria before being awarded contracts for supplying ghee used in making laddus at the temple…….”
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