Third Time in Row! Another Hindu Temple's Idol Desecrated In Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada, January 04: After Lord Ram's Murti, another Hindu temple idol was desecrated in Andhra Pradesh. This time Goddess Sita's Murti was found broken in the Sitaram Temple near Pandit Nehru Busstop in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. This is the third temple attack, which was reported in Andhra Pradesh, in the last one month.

 

According to the report, the priest of the temple found the idol of goddess Sita Devi was found vandalized, and following which he informed the police and registered a complaint against it. During the preliminary investigation, Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikrant Patil spoke to the temple caretaker Koteswaramma and assured the protestors that the accused would be nabbed.

 

The police also spoke to locals to determine any suspicious movements of strangers. A police officer informed, “Additional forces have been deployed in the locality along with Krishnalanka police. The situation at Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy temple is peaceful. We are investigating the incident from all angles.”

 

Following the incident, BJP Andhra Pradesh national secretary Sunil Deodhar slammed CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and said, "Despite yesterday's drama by YSRCP party and TDP leaders, attacks on temples continue." Pointing towards a pair of previous incidents of deity idol desecration, Deodhar questioned CM Reddy as to why is it happening only with Hindus. He also said, "size/type/age of idol is immaterial."

 

 

 

 

Further, he said, "Enough is enough. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy shouldn't your silence and inaction be considered as hidden support to the miscreants? Are you taking Hindu sentiments for a ride? Ironically, all Hindu leaders of YCP too are silent. Aren't they aware that people won't spare them"

 

Moreover, the BJP and TDP have staged a protest against the increasing attacks on Hindu temples in the state. Just three days before the incident, a 400-year-old idol of Lord Rama at the Sri Rama Swamy Devasthanam in Vizianagaram district was found in a desecrated condition.

 

When the priest reached the temple on Tuesday morning, he found that the doors of the ancient Sita Lakshmana Kodandarama temple on the Bodikonda hillock in Ramatheertham were broken. When he entered the sanctum, he found the desecrated idol of Bhagwan Ram. The idol of the Lord was beheaded. The authorities at the temple immediately informed the police about the incident.

 

In another incident, Lord Subrahmanya Swamy's idol in Lord Vigneshwara temple of Rajahmundry district was also found in a similar condition in the state. The priest of the Vigneshwara temple found the Murti of Lord Subrahmanya desecrated with two severed limbs of the murti lying on the ground.