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Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan visited the Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala on Wednesday to offer prayers amid controversy over the alleged use of adulterated ghee in the making of laddoos at the shrine.
The actor-politician reached the hilltop temple on foot, along with his daughters Palina Anjani Konidela and Adya Konidela. Palina signed the mandatory faith declaration papers for non-Hindus, before entering the temple.
The Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief’s Tirumala temple visit marked the conclusion of his 11-day penance (Prayaschittha Deeksha), which he had announced, seeking redemption for what he referred to as the sins committed during the tenure of the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government.
A massive row erupted earlier this month after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrashekhar Rao claimed that animal fat was used in the preparation of laddus at the Tirupati temple, which usually sees a footfall of over 60,000, under the previous government led by Jagan Mohan Reddy. The government also stated that lab reports confirmed the adulteration.
