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Tamil YouTubers Gopi & Sudhakar Make Fun Of Hindus Over Tirupati Laddu Beef Adulteration Issue And Mock Andhra Dy CM Pawan Kalyan’s 11-Day Penance, Netizens Call For Reporting It As Hateful

September 24, 2024
The Commune

The Dravidian ecosystem in Tamil Nadu seems to be having a field day amidst the ongoing Tirupati Laddu animal fat adulteration issue. Joining the bandwagon of those mocking Hindus over the controversy is prominent YouTube channel Parithabangal.

The channel which makes videos on trending issues have released their latest episode named “Laddu Paavangal” wherein they peddle canards about vegetarians, mock Hindus getting duped, ridicule Brahmins and also make tongue-in-cheek jibes against Andhra Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan over his 11-day prayaschit (atonement).

The thumbnail of the video shows Sudhakar wearing a dhoti and the namam (sacred symbol/insignia) of Iyengar community holding laddus in a plate with the backdrop showing Tirupati temple gopuram.

The episode opens with Sudhakar playing the role of a devout Hindu having sacred ash smeared on his forehead, who brings lunch box containing radish sambar and cabbage fry. Gopi on the other hand brings chicken 65 and sambar. The scene happening at an office canteen plays out to show a ‘Hindu’ Sudhakar as an intolerant bigot who despises non-vegetarian food.

“If these are vegetables, then this is chicken? What’s the big difference? You eat what you like and I eat what I like. It is wrong when I force you to eat or you force me to eat something. I didn’t tell you to eat it right?” Gopi (who doesn’t have any Hindu marks) is seen asking Sudhakar (who has a Hindu mark on his forehead).

In the next scene, the same Hindu employee Sudhakar brings Tirupati Laddu to the office saying that his parents had gone on a pilgrimage. Gopi has it and then later mentions that the office crowd is discussing the news about the controversy. He informs Sudhakar that Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu has claimed about presence of beef fat, fish oil and pig fat in laddu and Sudhakar gets shocked.

“For 4 years, these guys have been eating this only. They say that the taste itself is super”, Gopi says and eats a morsel of the laddu and further adds “See, that’s why the taste is so good. Here, you also eat.” He then forcefully feeds the supposedly beef-laden laddu to the ‘Hindu’ Sudhakar who then jokingly vomits.

Anybody who has been to Tirumala is aware of the rigorous checking process that happens at the foothills to prevent prohibited items like liquor, cigarettes, non-vegetarian food – to be taken atop the hill which is done to protect the sanctity of the pilgrimage spot. However, Gopi and Sudhakar show this in poor light. Sudhakar who plays the role of the checking official throws away the bag of the character playing a devotee saying that it smells like meat. The bag of Gopi, who also plays the role of devotee is also thrown citing the same reason. Cut to the next scene, where Gopi rejoices after having darshan of Lord Balaji and eats the laddu prasadam. The other devotee is seen worryingly looking at the laddu who briefs Gopi about the animal fat adulteration in the laddu.

“What? They’ve mixed animal fat is it? Leave it. We anyway eat non-veg right? What’s the harm?” he tells the other character who says “Brother! I eat beef as well. But if they mix animal fat and give it as prasadam, how do we eat it?”

They then go to the checking official and mockingly question him saying “You told us to not take non-veg to the hill top. What have you done? Your CM himself has said it. You’ve put a little animal fat to make the laddu.”

In another scene, Gopi takes on the role of an apathetic Brahmin bank officer, invoking references to Kalki and the Kali Yuga to mock the elderly Brahmin community, who often lament that such moral decay is inevitable in this age.

They also mock elderly Brahmin lady whose byte became viral in which she said that she avoids taking Tirupati Laddu prasadam due to observance of dietary choices.

In the next scene, Sudhakar consoles himself saying that the presence of animal fat is not confirmed but Gopi goes on to say that either of the three – beef fat, pig fat or fish oil – has been mixed and there is nothing wrong in eating unknowingly.

“But they’ve duped me!”, says Sudhakar to which Gopi says “It’s okay man! Leave it!”.

Like true Dravidianists, they then go on to ridicule Andhra Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan’s 11-day penance as a mark of atonement for the sin committed in the sacred land.

This episode of Parithabangal echoes the Dravidianist stance on the issue as even the DMK’s mouthpiece Murasoli had ridiculed the Hindus over the laddu adulteration issue.

Many on social media to register their protest by hitting the dislike button and also report it as hatespeech.

Other Instances Of Dravidianists Mocking Hindus Over Tirupati Laddu Row

A streaming app named Simply South shared movie clips centering around laddu that comes across as a mockery of Hindus over the sacrilege of Tirupati prasadam.

Another band that has tried to jump on the Tirupati Laddu beef fat issue bandwagon is A2B (Adyar Ananda Bhavan). This prominent food outlet chain shared a reel on their Instagram page with title “POV: SEEING MOTHI LADDU” with a meme of Parithabangal character.

A Dravidianist activist named Piyush Manush used the news to mock Hindus further with his provocative comments.

Dravidianists propagandist masquerading as a ‘journalists’ like Niranjan Kumar of Puthiya Thalaimurai news channel and Nelson Xavier justified the presence of beef fat in the holy prasadam.

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