The row over animal fat (allegedly) in ghee used to make the Tirupati laddoos has been ramped up after Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan targeted state rivals YSR Congress and the DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin.

Udhayanidhi, whose remark last year calling for "eradication" of 'Sanatana Dharma', triggered a political row, responded with "Ok, let's wait and see" when reporters sought his reaction to Kalyan's warning.

After Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan said that 'Sanatana Dharma cannot be wiped out and who said those would be wiped out', Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin said "Let's wait and see."

In a recent exchange, Tamil Nadu's Udhayanidhi Stalin reacts to Andhra Pradesh's Pawan Kalyan's strong defense of Sanatana dharma following controversial remarks made at a rally.

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Friday dismissive of his Andhra Pradesh counterpart and actor Pawan Kalyan’s warning that attempting to wipe out Sanatan Dharma would result in getting wiped out.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan defended Sanatana Dharma after Tamil Nadu's Udhayanidhi Stalin equated it to diseases. Kalyan called for a national act and a protection board, emphasizing the need to safeguard its beliefs and address ongoing desecration of temples.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart Pawan Kalyan were involved in a shadow boxing after the latter landed an indirect jab at the former over ‘Sanatana dharma’.