Tirupati temple to stop using Karnataka KMF's Nandini ghee to make its prasad laddus. Here's what happened

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₹3 per litre from 1 August. Speaking about the rise in price, Deputy CM DK Shivkumar on Thursday said that with the increase in milk price, they want to help farmers. "We have to give money to the farmers, he said.

While defending the move, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the state is is selling milk at the lowest price compared to other states. "The milk (toned) that costs ₹39 will be sold at ₹42 per litre. Elsewhere it is sold between ₹54 and ₹56 per litre.

In Tamil Nadu the price is ₹44 per litre," he said. Naik, who is from Congress has clarified that the supply of ghee to TTD has been stopped for more than a year now and is not a recent occurrence. Coming back to discontinuation of Nandini Ghee, KMF has been supplying ghee to TTD for making the prasad laddus for several years now.

Naid further added that, “For many years, KMF ghee was used for Tirupati Laddu. I'm of the belief that no other ghee can stand up to the quality of Nandini ghee; our customers have given us this 100 per cent certification." He further added, "About one year ago they (TTD) called for a tender and asked us to participate in the tender. We cannot give ghee at the competitive rate, because in the e-procurement tender, whoever quotes the lowest rate will get it." “But our rate is fixed.

We said we will supply ghee at our rate, but they (TTD) said they won't give that amount. So we are not supplying." Naik said that the current supplier is supplying ghee to the TTD at a very row rate as compared to KMF. However, he said, "It may be of the lesser quality compared to ours, but they too might have done testing as they too have labs." It is the decision of the government there and TTD, he said as quoted by PTI.