Andhra Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has embarked on an 11-day penance ritual following the controversy surrounding the alleged use of animal fat in the Tirumala laddus. He expressed his regret for not detecting the issue earlier and called the incident a "stain on the Hindu race.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Sunday began his 11-day ‘Praschit Deeksha’ (penance) at a temple in Guntur district for alleged adulteration of animal fat in Tirupati laddu.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has begun an 11-day penance at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy Temple. He is fasting to seek forgiveness for the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati Laddu Prasadam.

Pawan Kalyan had said in a post on Friday that people are very upset about the addition of animal fat in Tirupati Prasadam. Prakash has appealed to Pawan Kalyan not to make it a national issue and first find out the culprits and punish them.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has initiated a deeksha that will last for 11 days over Tirumala laddu controversy.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday said he will undertake an 11-day penance to propitiate Lord Venkateswara for the alleged adulteration of animal fats in Tirupati laddus. The actor-politician said he will begin the ritualistic penance from Sunday at Sri Dasavatara Venkateswara Swamy temple at Namburu in Guntur district.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan began his 11-day penance at the Sri Dashavatara Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Nambur on Sunday over the alleged adulteration of Tirumala's laddu prasadam.

Andhra Pradesh's deputy chief minister, Pawan Kalyan, begins atonement (reparation for a sin) for not being able to detect animal fat in laddu prasadam given at Tirumala Tirupati temple.

Prakash Raj accuses Andhra Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan of turning the regional issue of the use of adulterated ghee in Tirupati laddoos into a national controversy.

Kalyan called the incident a "stain on the Hindu race", adding that those practising the faith needed to atone for the injustice done to Lord Balaji

Pawan Kalyan voiced concerns over alleged adulteration of the sacred Tirupati laddus, claiming the ghee contained animal fats, including fish oil, pork fat, and beef fat.