Tirupati, Feb 20: Former TTD Chairman and YSRCP official spokesperson Bhumana Karunakar Reddy stated that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has launched a new political drama by appointing a one-man committee after the SIT probe into the Tirumala laddu ghee controversy failed to support his narrative. Speaking at his residence in Tirupati, Bhumana said that since the CBI-SIT investigation, conducted under Supreme Court directions across eight states for nearly a year, did not implicate YSRCP leaders and effectively gave them a clean chit, Chandrababu is now attempting to reopen the issue through a fresh committee to politically target them.
He said appointing a one-man committee after the SIT filed its charge sheet is nothing but an insult to the Supreme Court and the judicial process. Referring to a previous one-man committee constituted during the Vaikunta Ekadasi stampede incident, he questioned its outcome and such committees are formed with predetermined conclusions about whom to protect and whom to blame. He asserted that despite the SIT submitting recommendations to the government, those recommendations have not been made public, and instead of implementing them, the government is extending the controversy through another inquiry for political purposes.
Bhumana stated that the new committee is aimed at framing Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and other YSRCP leaders in the ghee issue after Chandrababu’s attempts failed through the SIT process. He described the move as a purely political strategy intended to create a narrative through friendly media over the next 45 days. Questioning the intent, he asked whether the power to judge and punish rests with the courts or with Chandrababu, remarking that if this is the approach, the Chief Minister might as well head the inquiry himself and deliver verdicts.
He further said that the adulterated ghee controversy was politically manufactured and that if any irregularity occurred, responsibility would lie with the government that brought in certain suppliers, including Bole Baba Dairy, and oversaw ghee procurement between 2013 and 2019 when Premier Dairy supplied a majority share at low prices. He said that links between Heritage, Indapur and other entities have already been exposed with evidence and that attempts are now being made to divert attention by targeting opposition leaders instead of addressing facts.
Bhumana criticized administrative actions such as the transfer of EO Anil Kumar Singhal and sending Balaji on leave, alleging these were part of efforts to deflect accountability. He said the one-man committee is meant to prolong a political conspiracy and defame YSRCP leaders rather than deliver justice. Concluding, he warned that if Chandrababu does not acknowledge his mistakes and apologize for dragging a sacred issue into politics, he will face judgment in the court of public opinion.
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