Even if third party involved, Tirupati temple trustees guilty: Jyotirmath Shankaracharya

Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Jyotirmath blamed Tirupati Balaji temple administrators for the 'prasadam' controversy, alleging adulteration in the temple's 'laddu' prasad. He also criticized the NDA government for not preventing cow slaughter. The Samajwadi Party accused the Uttar Pradesh government of promoting beef export and corruption in cow shelters.