The National Council of Hindu Temples (UK) recalled that the use of tallow in cartridges sparked the 1857 uprising in colonial north India and said an “extremely small amount” of tallow was used in an early stage of production of the note. The bank said: “We are aware of some people’s concerns about traces of tallow in our new five pound note. The supplier, the bank said, was working intensively with its supply chain and would keep it informed on progress towards potential solutions. Hindu temples are centres of positive holistic compassionate humanity and we can fully understand that Hindu temples would consider that they wish to remain free of a symbol of the wholesale barbaric slaughter of tranquil, vulnerable and fully sentient beings,” he added. It was introduced with the idea that it is cleaner, safer and stronger than the current cotton-paper generation of banknotes.

Source: Hindustan Times December 03, 2016 16:16 UTC