Amid the ongoing controversy over use of adulterated ghee in Tirupati laddus, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board has set up a four-member committee to keep a check on the ghee procured by the temple.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu -based A R Dairy Food Private Limited, which is at the centre of a raging row over allegations that the ghee it supplied to prepare famous Tirupati laddu contained animal fat, on Friday dismissed the accusations of adulteration levelled against it.

With the Tirupati laddu row snowballing into a major controversy, the Karnataka government on Friday instructed all temples under the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department to maintain quality in their "prasada".

Andhra Chief Minister and TDP supemo N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday accused the previous YSRCP government of purchasing substandard ghee for temple offerings.

On Friday, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) reported finding 'lard' (pig fat) and other impurities in ghee, based on a lab report.

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu accused the previous YSRCP government of purchasing inferior quality ghee for Tirupati laddoo. Lab tests revealed the presence of animal fat in the ghee, leading to the blacklisting of the supplier.

The Karnataka government has instructed all notified temples to use 'pure Nandini ghee' for preparing prasadam and other services. This follows a controversy involving animal fat found in ghee used for Tirupati laddus in Andhra Pradesh,

Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the previous YSR Congress-led government used animal fat in Laddus at Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati