The Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Supreme Court to probe the alleged adulteration of ghee used in the preparation of the famous Tirumala laddu prasadam, on Wednesday night arrested Appanna, former personal assistant to YSR Congress party’s Rajya Sabha member and former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman Y V Subba Reddy.

This marks the first political-linked arrest in the ongoing investigation into the supply of substandard and adulterated ghee to the TTD during the previous YSRCP government.

Appanna, a native of Vizianagaram district, served as Subba Reddy’s PA from 2014 — when Reddy was elected as Ongole MP — until the completion of the 2024 general elections.

During YSRCP’s rule, he also handled protocol responsibilities at the AP Bhavan in New Delhi.

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