Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday started 11 days 'Prayaschitta Diksha' at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy Temple, in Guntur as penance for the alleged use of 'animal fat' in Tirupati Laddu Prasadam given at Tirumala Temple in Tirupati.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM, Pawan Kalyan, will fast for 11 days to atone for not detecting adulteration in Tirumala temple's laddus.

Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday started 11 days 'Prayaschitta Diksha' at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy Temple, in Guntur as penance for the alleged use

The Andhra Pradesh government has accused the YSR Congress of responsibility for adulterating ghee in Tirupati laddus. Actor and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan announced he will undertake an 11-day penance at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy temple to seek divine blessings and atone for alleged misdeeds during the previous government's tenure.

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.

Mr. Kalyan said he was feeling guilty about it since the issue came to the fore and that like him, all those believing in Sanatana Dharma should pray to God to be forgiven. “I will have darshan at Tirumala after the Deeksha and ask for strength to cleanse myself of the sins committed during the YSRCP regime”,

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.”