Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Janasena Party leader, Pawan Kalyan, announced on Saturday that he will embark on an 11-day penance to seek divine intervention following allegations of animal fats being used in the famous Tirupati laddus.

Pawan Kalyan voiced concerns over alleged adulteration of the sacred Tirupati laddus, claiming the ghee contained animal fats, including fish oil, pork fat, and beef fat.

Prakash Raj accuses Andhra Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan of turning the regional issue of the use of adulterated ghee in Tirupati laddoos into a national controversy.

Popular South Indian actor Prakash Raj on Friday, September 20, criticised Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan for his statement on the adulterati

The situation escalated when the TTD confirmed lab results backing claims that animal fat, including lard (pig fat), had been found in the ghee used for the laddoos.

Hyderabad: The allegations of using adulterated ghee in making laddu prasadam (consecrated sweet) by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) sometime ago, appear to have created a rift in Telugu film industry with actors Prakash Raj and Manchu Vishnu engaging in war of words on social media.

The controversy surrounding the ghee used in making laddoos at Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati Temple has escalated into a public spat between actor-politician Pawan Kalyan and actor Prakash Raj.

To Pawan Kalyans tweet, Prakash Raj replied, It has happened in a state where you are a DCM .. Please Investigate ..Find out the Culprits and take stringent action. Why are you spreading apprehensions and blowing up the issue Nationally