Amul has lodged an FIR over a ‘misinformation campaign’ that the company supplied ghee that allegedly contained ‘animal fat’ to the Tirupati Balaji temple in Andhra Pradesh, a top executive of the Gujarat-based dairy giant said on Saturday.

AMUL has filed an FIR against the fake accounts spreading ‘misinformation’ about the alleged mixture of ‘animal fat’ in AMUL ghee used in the making of Tirupati Prasadam. Speaking to ANI, DCP Cyber Crime Ahmedabad,

Amul has filed a complaint with Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Police against false social media claims alleging that its ghee, used in Tirupati temple's prasadam laddoos, contains animal fat. Amul clarified it never supplied ghee to the temple and emphasized that their product undergoes stringent quality checks.

The controversy over laddoos at Tirupati temple was triggered after Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu alleged that sub-standard ghee with 'animal fat' was used during Jaganmohan Reddy's rule

The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets products under the Amul brand, has firmly denied supplying ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the organisation managing the temple.

Police have filed a case against seven social media users for spreading false claims that 'Amul' ghee was used in laddoos at Tirupati temple, igniting a political controversy.

Seven 'X' users were accused of falsely claiming that low-quality Amul ghee was used in Tirupati temple laddoos.