Hyderabad, Jan. 30 -- The final charge sheet submitted by the Central Bureau of India-led special investigation team (SIT) to the Andhra Pradesh high court on January 23 in connection with the alleged adulterated ghee used in the making of the famed Tirumala laddu has kicked up a political controversy.

The 219-page charge sheet submitted by the SIT, supplemented by various annexures, revealed that the adulterated ghee supplied to the TTD between 2019 and 2024, by the accused dairy firm was not made from cow milk, but was artificially made using palm kernel oil, palm oil and palm stearin. HT has reviewed the final charge sheet.

Quoting the test reports of the ghee provided by the National Dairy Development Board's Centre for Analysis and...