Laddu politics divides India


A vendor selling savoury snacks near a Hindu temple in Ahmedabad, India. Food cart rules spurred by conservative beliefs have drawn backlash, showcasing the tensions around the country’s rising Hindu nationalist movement. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

IT was a sensational charge in a country where food is yet another marker of political, religious and caste divides.

For centuries, the Tirupati temple in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has given laddu, a ball-shaped sweet, to devotees.

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