The Tirupati Laddu, also called the ‘Srivari Laddu’, has been the main offering at the temple for more than 300 years.
\n\nThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday alleged that hawala transactions were undertaken by the companies which supplied adulterated ghee worth Rs 234.5 crore to the Andhra Pradesh-based Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for preparing the 'laddu prasadam'. The central agency said in a statement that it has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 129.85 crore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), belonging to the accused companies and their promoters.
\n\nThe entities named by the ED include Bhole Baba Organic Dairymilk and Sri Vyshnavi Dairy Specialities, along with their promoters Vipin Jain and Pomil Jain and their family members; as well as Sukriti Foods, its promoter Kailash Chand Mangla and his family members.
\n\nThe agency alleged that adulterated ghee worth Rs 234.5 crore was supplied to the TTD by Bhole Baba, directly and through front dairies which bid for TTD tenders in their own names in exchange for commissions.
\n\nThe ghee was allegedly manufactured at the factories of Bhole Baba and Sukriti Foods by blending refined palm oil, palm kernel oil and palmolein with chemicals such as monoglycerides, acetic acid…
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