The Karnataka authorities on Monday confronted huge criticism after the state’s milk model Nandini misplaced a multi-crore contract to provide ghee to the well-known Tirupati temple for prasadam. The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), which sells its dairy merchandise underneath the model title Nandini, on Sunday knowledgeable that it’ll not provide ghee to make the well-known laddus given as ‘prasad’ on the famend Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh.
KMF Chairman Bheema Naik mentioned Nandini is understood for its high quality, and it can not compromise on the value and therefore didn’t take part within the tender course of as required by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the belief that manages the temple. Naik mentioned that about one yr in the past the TTD known as for a young and requested Nandini to take part within the tender. “We can not give ghee on the aggressive charge, as a result of within the e-procurement tender, whoever quotes the bottom charge will get it. However our charge is fastened. We mentioned we’ll provide ghee at our charge, however they (TTD) mentioned they will not give that quantity. So we’re not supplying,” Naik, who’s from Congress, mentioned.
Nonetheless, some social media customers blamed the Congress authorities saying it raised the costs of Nandini milk, due to which the federation can not promote ghee at earlier costs. Taking to X, previously referred to as Twitter, a consumer mentioned that Tirupati Balaji in Andhra Pradesh determined to not use Karnataka’s model of Nandini Ghee due to the value hike by the Karnataka Congress. “For the final 50 years, TTD has been utilizing the Nandini model. That is tips on how to shut down the largest Milk federation. Congress at its finest,” the consumer mentioned.
Aashish, one other X consumer, mentioned the Karnataka Milk Federation used to offer 14 lakh kgs of Nandini Ghee (6 months interval) for Tirupati laddoos. “Assuming a value of 300 Rs/Kg. That is a lack of round 42 crore income to Nandini. All as a result of @RahulGandhi state Govt determined to extend the value,” he mentioned.
Ganesh, one other consumer, referred to the Amul vs Nandini controversy created by Congress within the run-up to the meeting election. He mentioned that on 11 April 2023, he had feared Tirupati discontinuing the Nandini model and his worry turned out to be actual at the moment. “These Congi with their election time Kannada “delight” and irrational worth hikes will kill a profitable model,” he mentioned, including that final victims would be the Karnataka farmers.
The Karnataka cupboard had on July 27 cleared the proposal by the state-run milk federation to hike the promoting costs of its Nandini milk by Rs 3 per litre, which can come into impact from August 1.
BJP’s CT Ravi, too, focused the ruling occasion and mentioned the Congress “shamelessly” politicised Nandini subject in the course of the meeting elections and milked it to malign Amul. “After coming to energy, the CONgress authorities elevated the value of milk thereby making it inconceivable for Nandini to provide its ghee to the TTD board on the earlier worth,” he mentioned.
“Because of the incompetent CONgress authorities, Nandini will not provide ghee to organize the well-known Tirupati Laddus. It is vitally evident that CONgress is hell-bent on destroying Suvarna Karnataka to pursue its agenda.”
Nonetheless, Naik mentioned that the availability of ghee to TTD has been stopped for greater than a yr now and isn’t a latest occasion.
