Tirumala temple to cease utilizing Nandini ghee for its iconic laddus

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), the belief that oversees the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh, has reportedly given its ghee tender to an organization apart from the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) for the primary time in 50 years.

The growth got here following a worth hike in Nandini milk merchandise, the model operated by KMF. On Thursday (July 27), the Karnataka authorities gave its nod to extend the worth of Nandini milk by ₹3 per litre.

In a press release, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah stated, “The milk [toned] that costs ₹39 will be sold at ₹42 per litre from August 1. Elsewhere, it is sold between ₹54 and ₹56 per litre. In Tamil Nadu, the price is ₹44 per litre.”

Politicized Nandini Milk.
Made it seem like BJP is promoting it off to Amul (Fake narrative constructed)

Congress Won elections.
Hiked Milk Prices.
Nandini asks TTD to pay further for ghee.
TTD says, no we won’t pay.
TTD provides contract to a different participant.

Lost alternative. pic.twitter.com/s8nefle59N

— Karthik Reddy (@bykarthikreddy) July 31, 2023

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) had reportedly been calling for a bidding course of for the tender for ghee provide from the previous 12 months. Karnataka Milk Foundation President Bima Nayak stated that it was not attainable for them to provide milk at a cheaper price.

He emphasised “As we announced a hike in the milk price from August 1, the ghee prices will also go up. The TTD has found a new company which provides them ghee to make Tirupati Laddus at a cheaper price.” As such, the laddus of the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is not going to be ready from Nandini ghee however from a distinct milk model.

“So, after many years, we had to stop the supply of Nandini ghee to TTD…I think that the laddus will not be the same anymore. I can also assure that Nandini provides the best ghee in the market and goes through all quality checks. If any brand is supplying ghee for a lesser price than Nandini, I assume that the quality will be compromised,” he claimed.

Congress and its politics over Amul and Nandini

In December 2022, Union Home Minister Amit Shah referred to as for larger cooperation between Amul and Nandini, which is owned by the Karnataka Milk Federation. While inaugurating a mega-dairy plant in Mandya, Amit Shah stated, “Amul and KMF together will work together towards ensuring there is a primary dairy in every village of the state.”

“In 47 years, Karnataka has progressed in the dairy sector and the turnover has increased from Rs 4 crore to Rs 25,000 crore. Amul and KMF have to work together to boost the cooperative dairy in Karnataka,” Shah additional added.

His assertion was intentionally misconstrued to counsel that Amul would possibly purchase Nandini within the close to future and thus promote the native dairy model to ‘North Indian businessmen.’ Some vested pursuits went on to say that Amul is making an attempt to ‘root out’ Nandini and thus undermine Kannadiga id and tradition.

The #Amul household is bringing in some Taaza into #Bengaluru metropolis. More updates coming in quickly. #LaunchAlert pic.twitter.com/2ZjN0bKkdX

— Amul.coop (@Amul_Coop) April 5, 2023

The controversy was re-ignited after Amul tweeted in April 2023 about its plans to launch its model in Bengaluru. Opposition political leaders in Karnataka used the Amul-Nandini controversy to whip up regionalism forward of the state elections.

At that point, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah even appealed to the Kannadigas to boycott the Amul model. He tweeted, “In addition to language treason by the imposition of Hindi and land treason by trespassing within the state borders, now the BJP government is going to betray the farmers by shutting down Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), which is the livelihood of millions of dairy farming families in the country.”

Congress chief DK Shivakumar prompt a bigger conspiracy within the entry of Amul into the Karnataka market. Janata Dal (Secular) chief H D Kumaraswamy additionally resorted to regionalism over the Amul-Nandini row.