Amravati. Welcoming the Supreme Court’s direction to set up an independent SIT to probe allegations of use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddu, YSR Congress chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu should apologize to the people. He said in the press conference that by quashing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, the Supreme Court has exposed the “real picture” of Naidu.
Taking a dig at his rival by showing some social media posts of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jagan said, “…when the Supreme Court has made such remarks, if he (Naidu) has any faith in God, he should People should apologize. He should pray to Tirumala Venkateswara Swami and say that he made a mistake. They have not done anything like this, rather they (TDP) are issuing posts (spreading misinformation) through their Twitter handle.
He said that the Supreme Court has also quashed the SIT appointed by Naidu on the issue of laddu adulteration. The Supreme Court on Friday constituted a five-member “independent” SIT to probe allegations of use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus, making it clear that it is treating the court as a “political battlefield”. Will not allow it to be used.
A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Vishwanathan said that the SIT will include two officers each from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Andhra Pradesh Police, besides a senior officer of FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India). The bench directed that it would be appropriate that the investigation be conducted under the supervision of the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Chandrababu Naidu also welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court through his social media account.
