Amaravati: Naidu condemns defilement of Ramatheertham Srirama idol

Amaravati: TDP chief and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday expressed concern over the attacks on temples and demolition of idols were on the increase in the State because of the complacent attitude of the YSRCP government.

Naidu deplored that not just the people's lives but the temples and idols also have no safety under the suppressive regime of Jaganmohan Reddy. The latest demolition of Kodanda Rama's idol atop the Ramatheertham hill in Vizianagaram district is highly condemnable.

In a statement here, the TDP chief said that the demolition of idols at the 4 centuries old Ramatheertham temple was certainly a result of the total negligence of the ruling party. For reasons not known, the Chief Minister is just watching the attacks on temples like a silent spectator.

In the last 19 months, over 120 attacks took place on temples. These attacks were going on as per a premeditated plan. Over 23 idols were demolished in six temples at Pithapuram. Durgamma temple was brought down in Guntur.

Naidu demanded stringent action against the culprits responsible for the Ramatheertham incident. In order to cover his inefficient rule, the Chief Minister is trying to divide people along caste and communal lines.

If the government took serious action in the Antarvedi and Bitragunta chariot burning incidents, the situation would not have deteriorated to this extent, he opined.