Adulteration Scare in Temple Prasad: Ayodhya's Ram Mandir Prasad Sent to Laboratory Following Tirupati Balaji Controversy

The matter of adulteration in Prasad in Tirupati Balaji temple of Andhra Pradesh was not yet settled and now big news has come from Ayodhya in UP. Samples of cardamom seeds being distributed as Prasad in Ram Janmabhoomi temple of Ayodhya have been sent to a government laboratory in Jhansi for examination.

Samples of cardamom seeds being distributed as Prasad in Ram Janmabhoomi temple have been submitted by the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department and have been sent to a government laboratory in Jhansi for examination. The Assistant Food Commissioner has given this information.

Prakash Gupta, office in-charge of Ram Mandir Trust, said, 'On an average, 80 thousand packets of cardamom seeds are distributed as holy prasad every day. Assistant Food Commissioner Manik Chand Singh said that after a complaint lodged through the Integrated Grievance Redressal System (IGRS), samples were purchased from the place in Haiderganj where cardamom seeds prasad is prepared. These samples have been sent to Jhansi State Laboratory for comprehensive testing and evaluation.'

What is the Tirupati Balaji Temple’s Prasad controversy?

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu had alleged adulteration of animal fat in the Tirupati Balaji temple prasad during the NDA Legislature Party meeting. However, former Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy called it political rhetoric.

The board managing the country's richest temple revealed on Friday that it had found adulteration of poor quality ghee and animal fat in the samples sent for quality check. The claim of adulteration of animal fat in Laddu was made by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. After the previous YSR Congress Party government was accused of this issue, former Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy called it politics to divert attention and a fabricated story.

The prasad is not offered by any devotee in Ram temple, but cardamom seeds are distributed to Ram devotees as prasad. The Peda or Rabri Prasad offered at the Ram Mandir is prepared by the sevadars and the priests.