News Special Reports Tamil Nadu

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 with Gopi and Sudhakar, who run the prominent YouTube channel Parithabangal, joining the bandwagon of those mocking Hindus over the controversy.

The channel, which makes videos on trending issues, has released its latest episode, “Laddu Paavangal.” In it, 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 video’s thumbnail shows Sudhakar wearing a dhoti and the Iyengar community’s namam (sacred symbol) holding laddus on a plate with the backdrop showing Tirupati temple gopuram.

The episode opens with Sudhakar playing the role of a devout Hindu with sacred ash smeared on his forehead. He brings a lunch box containing radish sambar and cabbage fry. Gopi, on the other hand, brings chicken 65 and sambar. The scene 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 has no Hindu marks) asks Sudhakar (who has a Hindu mark on his forehead).

In the next scene, the 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 the presence of beef fat, fish oil and pig fat in Laddu, and Sudhakar is shocked.

“For four years, these guys have been eating this only. They say that the taste itself is super,” Gopi says, eating a morsel of the laddu. He 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, and non-vegetarian food – from being 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 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 the darshan of Lord Balaji and eats the laddu prasadam. The other devotee is worriedly 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 not to 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 plays an apathetic Brahmin bank officer, invoking references to Kalki and the Kali Yuga to mock the elderly Brahmin community, which often laments that such moral decay is inevitable in this age.

They also mock an elderly Brahmin lady whose byte became viral. She said that she avoids taking Tirupati Laddu Prasadam due to her observance of dietary choices.

In the next scene, Sudhakar consoles himself by saying that the presence of animal fat is not confirmed. However, 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 with eating unknowingly.

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

Like true Dravidianists, they 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 its Instagram page titled “POV: SEEING MOTHI LADDU” with a meme of the Parithabangal character.

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

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

Subscribe to our Telegram, WhatsApp, and Instagram channels and get the best stories of the day delivered to you personally.