A senior police official said an FIR has been registered against seven X users for spreading misinformation that ghee with animal fat used for preparing laddus at Tirupati Balaji temple belonged to the 'Amul' brand.

Amid the ongoing controversy over use of ghee containing animal fat at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, the Karnataka government issued a directive on Friday (20 September) that mandates the use of Nandini brand ghee across 34,000 temples under the state's temple management body.

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GCMMF Managing Director Jayen Mehta said that such misinformation is a matter of serious concern for 36 lakh dairy farmer families dependent on Amul for their livelihood

Amid social media rumours regarding the ingredients in Tirupati temple's laddus, Amul clarified that it has never supplied ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). This statement follows Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's accusations against the previous administration for using substandard ingredients,

Amul has denied supplying ghee to Tirupati temple after reports of animal fat being used in prasadam. The controversy has sparked political tensions in Andhra Pradesh.

In a post on X, Amul said that it prepares its ghee (clarified butter) from "high-quality pure milk fat" at its production facilities, adding that it never supplied its ghee to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD).

In a press conference, TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao confirmed that lab tests revealed the presence of animal fat in the laddus

In a statement, Amul addressed social media rumours that claimed the company had been providing ghee to the temple. “We wish to clarify that Amul has never supplied ghee to TTD,” the company said, further stating that their ghee is produced from high-quality milk in ISO-certified facilities.