Government said the ration card dealer's husband who printed it is "die-hard TDP fan"
A ration card with the image of Jesus Christ which was shared on social media sparked a row in Andhra Pradesh with users linking its origins to Andhra Pradesh.
The Andhra Pradesh government, however, refuted the claims and said that family of a Telugu Desam Party (TDP) member did so to "promote propaganda".
In an official statement, the state government said: "Ration dealer husband, who is a TDP member from Vadlamuru village, had printed Jesus Christ's picture on the ration cards and intentionally promoted the propaganda."
The government said that the ration card dealer's husband is a "die-hard TDP fan" and not a converted Christian.
"Previously, in 2016 the same person had printed Sai Baba's picture on the ration cards, Lord Balaji's photo in 2017 and 2018, and Jesus Christ picture in 2019," the government said.
The civil supplies department officials will take action on this issue of misconduct, it assured.