In Tirupati laddu row, Naidu’s bid to project Jagan as ‘anti-Hindu’, co-opt BJP’s Hindutva plank

With his claim about use of animal fat in preparation of the Tirupati laddu during Jagans tenure as chief minister, Naidu is trying to consolidate the majority vote banka feat BJP is nowhere close to achieving in Andhra Pradesh, given the emphasis on caste in the states politics, they add...

Days after accusing the previous YSRCP government of allowing ghee adulterated with animal fats to be used for the preparation of the Tirupati laddu, Naidus party doubled down on its bid to project Jagan as anti-Hindu by demanding that he officially declare his faith in the deity Venkateswara before entering the inner sanctum of the Tirumala shrine...

While YSRCP has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking a fair investigation or judicial probe into Naidus animal fat in Tirupati laddu allegations, political analysts ThePrint spoke to say the TDP chief seems to be taking a leaf out of BJPs book...

The repeated incidents involving temples across the state, seen with other controversies such as ads for pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the annual Hajj finding their way to the back of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus tickets to Tirupati, added more weight to Naidus projection of Jagan as anti-Hindu...

While Naidus anguish as a Venkateswara devotee is understandable, him projecting Jagan and Co. as the culprit, hinting at his (Jagans) Christian faith, in the laddu matter could be to ensure one thing, to totally alienate Jagan from the BJP top leadership and snap any future possibilities of a tie-up, one state BJP leader told ThePrint on condition of anonymity...

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