Hyderabad, May 3 -- The single-member committee probing lapses in the procurement of ghee to make Tirumala laddu prasadam between 2019 and 2024 has held former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) executive officer AV Dharma Reddy chiefly responsible, people aware of the matter said on Saturday.

The panel comprises retired Andhra Pradesh chief secretary Dinesh Kumar. It was formed by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on February 20 and submitted its report to the state government on April 30. The report was made public on Saturday.

The committee identified Dharma Reddy as the main culprit responsible for major lapses, including dilution of tender norms, failure to act against the suppliers on confirmed adulteration, and allowing contin...