Don’t doubt quality of  ‘Srivari Laddu’: TTD

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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Thursday clarified that there is complete transparency in the production of ‘Srivari Laddus’ and devotees should not doubt the quality and quantity of ‘laddus prasadams’. After preparing them in ‘Srivari Potu’ (Temple kitchen), the ‘potu’ workers load them in a tray which is weighed by TTD officials every day before they are dispatched to ‘laddu’ sale counters.

TTD stated that each ‘laddu’ weighs 160-180 grams. The difference of minus 70 grams is only because of the technical problem that occurred in the ‘laddu’ weighing machine and lack of knowledge on the same by contract workers the devotees were put in confusion over the weight of laddu.

The Tirumala ‘laddu’ never weighs less than 160 grams. The TTD had been following the same ‘Dittam’ for the past several years and the ‘Potu’ workers who have been preparing ‘laddus’ all these years never compromised on the quality or quantity of ‘laddus’. The TTD has appealed to devotees not to believe in such rumours and also sought devotees to inform the concerned officials at ‘laddu’ counters of any lapses to resolve the issues immediately.

But the fact that the concerned devotees had instead chosen to upload the issue on social media is rather unsavoury, damaging the reputation of the religious institution, hurting the sentiments of millions of devotees. Hence, the TTD reiterated to devotees not to believe in the social media reports on baseless allegations about the quality and quantity of ‘Srivari laddu’ which is trusted by millions of devotees across the world.