Amid the ongoing controversy over use of ghee containing animal fat at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, the Karnataka government issued a directive on Friday (20 September) that mandates the use of Nandini brand ghee across 34,000 temples under the state's temple management body.

The Karnataka government has mandated the use of Nandini Ghee for ’Prasada’ in all temples after concerns arose over animal fat in Tirupati laddoos. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah directed 34,000 temples to adhere to this,

Amid controversy over the use of animal fat in ghee at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, the Karnataka government on Friday issued a directive mandating the use of Nandini brand ghee in all 34,000 temples.

The official circular emphasised that temple staff must ensure that the quality of 'prasada' is never compromised.

The Andhra Pradesh government has ordered a detailed report on the ghee adulteration controversy involving Tirupati temple's laddoo prasadam, following lab tests confirming contamination with animal fat.

Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu recently accused previous regime of using poor-quality ingredients and adulterated ghee for making Tirupati laddu