Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 13:24 IST
The latest incidents of vandalism have triggered a fresh episode of political mud-slinging between the ruling YSCRP, headed by Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, and its political opposition, the TDP and BJP. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has condemned the attacks on places of religious worship. | Photo Credit: ANI
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On December 29, priests at the Sita Lakshmana Kodandarama temple in Andhra Pradesh s Ramatheertham discovered that the temple doors had been broken into with a 400-year old statue of Lord Ram located in the sanctum sanctorum desecrated
On Sunday, two more instances of temple idols being vandalised were reported from Vijaywada
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Amaravati– A series of incidents of vandalism of Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh has triggered public outrage and demands from the opposition parties for stringent action even as Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy promised that the desecrations will not be tolerated.
In the latest incidents Lord Subrahmanya’s idol in Sri Vigneshwara temple in Rajahmundry was found in a desecrated condition while Sri Komalamma Paadaalu on Paderu Ghat road in Visakhapatnam agency area were found damaged on Friday.
Police has registered the cases and initiated the investigations. The vandalism is suspected to have taken place on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1.
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Temple priest with part of desecrated idol (India Today)
A 400-year-old idol of Lord Ram was beheaded by unidentified individuals at the Sita Lakshmana Kodandarama temple in Andhra Pradesh s Ramatheertham,
Deccan Herald has reported.
As per the report, priests on Tuesday morning (29 December) found that the doors of the ancient temples were broken into and the Lord Ram idol in the sanctum sanctorum was desecrated.
The severed portion of the idol was subsequently found inside the temple pond a day later. At a time when the construction of Ram Mandir is going on at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya, the idol of Lord Ram is destroyed in our state. Separating the head of the idol cannot be an act of an insane person. It is an act of some religious maniacs , Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan has been quoted as saying.