Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court bench that the allegations regarding the presence of animal fat in the Tirupati laddu, a sacred offering at the Tirumala temple, were serious and, if proven true, completely unacceptable He emphasized that such claims, if based on fact, would be intolerable, given the religious significance of the laddu The bench agreed to investigate the matter thoroughly, forming an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the claims The court reiterated that any violation of religious sentiments and traditions would not be taken lightly and required an unbiased inquiry