Video on distribution of ‘Tirumala laddu’ to voters kicks up a row

In a video that went viral on Thursday, bags purportedly containing the ‘Tirumala laddu’ were distributed as election sops among the voters in a village in Chandragiri mandal of Chittoor district. The viewers expressed shock on two counts – first, for misusing the sacred ‘prasadam’ as an emotional tool to allure voters, and, secondly, for using the ration delivery vehicles for distributing the ‘prasadam’ at the doorstep of voters.