SIT appointed by the Supreme Court under the charge of CBI director has told the High Court that the ghee supplied for the making of Tirumala laddoo during YSRCP term was not ‘ghee’.
The organisation behind the adulteration was Bhole Baba dairy, SIT disclosed. Though the TTD had a tie-up with AR Dairy and Vaishnavi Dairy, the main culprit in the story was Bhole Baba dairy, it has emerged.
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The accused in the case had approached the High Court for bail. The MD of AR Dairy Raju Sekharan, Bhole Baba Organic Dairy directors Pomil Jain, Vipin Jain and Vaishavi CEO Apoorva Vinaykant Chawda, applied for bail.
In this backdrop, SIT shared its investigation details with the Court. SIT made it clear that Bhole Baba Dairy had no set up to produce milk or ghee and neither did they procure them from the farmers. They made it clear that Bhole Baba made ‘ghee’ from palm oil, chemicals and other ingredients.
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This was then supplied to TTD through AR Dairy and Vaishnavi Dairy. Bhole Baba Dairy used AR and Vaishnavi Dairy as the facade through a plan, the lawyer revealed on behalf of SIT. It has to be noted that Bhole Baba Dairy was blacklisted, but used AR, Vaishnavi Dairy to sell their ‘ghee’.
SIT argued that if bail is given to the makers of adulterated ghee, there is a possibility of influencing the witnesses as they were rich. After hearing both sides, the Court postponed the hearing to June 17.
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Normally, there is a thorough process of checks and balances in the procurement of ghee at Tirumala. There are various stages of permissions and the ghee is tested at a state-of-the-art lab in Tirumala.
While the TDP government gave permission to Nandini ghee, the YSRCP cancelled the contract and gave it to AR Dairy and Vaishnavi Dairy.
Annually, 5000 tonnes of ghee is used in laddoos and prasadams at Tirumala.
