SIT Tirupati Laddoo Report: No Animal Fat Found, But ₹250Cr ‘Synthetic Ghee’ Scam Confirmed

It’s Saturday morning, January 31, 2026, and if you thought the great Tirupati “Laddoo-gate” was over, think again. The Supreme Court-appointed SIT just dropped a 219-page chargesheet that has essentially turned into a political Rorschach test.

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The thing is, the report confirms that the ghee was absolutely “fake,” but it didn’t find the one thing that set the country on fire back in 2024: animal fat. Or nothing.

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The Tirupati Chargesheet: Field Notes

It’s an ongoing situation where both the TDP and YSRCP are claiming they’ve been vindicated. Here’s the ground reality from the SIT findings:

• The “Synthetic” Ghee: The CBI-led SIT found that the ghee supplied between 2019 and 2024 was basically a chemical cocktail. It was made from palm oil, palm kernel oil, and palm stearin, then spiked with acetic acid esters to trick the lab tests into thinking it was pure cow ghee. Let’s be real—it was a ₹250 crore vegetable oil scam. Those too.

• The “No Animal Fat” Twist: Here’s the kicker—the report explicitly states that they found no beef tallow, lard, or fish oil in the ghee used for the laddoos. Tests by the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) confirmed this.

• The YSRCP Offensive: Jagan Reddy’s party is now demanding an apology from CM Chandrababu Naidu. Their logic? Naidu “hurt the sentiments of millions” by claiming there was animal fat without a final report. They’re calling it “political propaganda” and a “divine sin.”

• The TDP Counter: The ruling party isn’t backing down. They’re saying, “Who cares if it was palm oil or pig fat? You fed the devotees fake, synthetic chemicals for five years!” They’re focusing on the 68 lakh kg of adulterated ghee and the alleged “commissions” taken by YSRCP-era officials.

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The “Laddoo-gate” Scoreboard (Jan 2026)

And Here’s the Kicker…

The TTD (temple board) isn’t satisfied with “vegetable oil.” They’re now demanding micro-DNA testing on the remaining samples to see if there are traces that standard PCR tests missed. The thing is, this controversy has become a perpetual motion machine. Every time a report comes out, both sides just find a new hill to fight on. Those too.

One side comment—while the politicians argue about what was in the laddoo, the Rupee is at 91.90 and Gold is crashing. It’s an ongoing situation. Or nothing.

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