Andhra Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has embarked on an 11-day penance ritual following the controversy surrounding the alleged use of animal fat in the Tirumala laddu prasadam. He expressed his regret for not detecting the issue earlier and called the incident a "stain on the Hindu race.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has said that he will seek atonement for not being able to detect adulteration in laddu prasadam given at Tirumala Tirupati temple. For reparation for the "sin",

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday began his 11-day ‘Praschit Deeksha’ (penance) at a temple in Guntur district for alleged adulteration of animal fat in Tirupati laddu.

Andhra Pradesh’s deputy chief minister, Pawan Kalyan, begins atonement (reparation for a sin) for not being able to detect animal fat in laddu prasadam given at Tirumala Tirupati temple. శ్రీ దశావతార వేంకటేశ్వర స్వామి దేవాలయంలో దీక్ష తీసుకుంటున్న ఉప ముఖ్యమంత్రి శ్రీ @PawanKalyan గారు ♥️ In a recent post on social media platform X,

Making the announcement on X (formally twitter), the Andhra Pradesh deputy CM said that the inability to detect the alleged adulteration of Tirumala Laddu Prasadam is a “stain on the Hindu race.”

Pawan Kalyan said he will begin the ritualistic penance from Sunday at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy temple at Namburu in Guntur district

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Janasena Party leader, Pawan Kalyan, announced on Saturday that he will embark on an 11-day penance to seek divine intervention following allegations of animal fats being used in the famous Tirupati laddus.