TDP chief and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has expressed concern that the attacks on temples and demolition of idols were on the rise in the state because of the complacent attitude of the YCP government.
Naidu deplored that not just the people’s lives but the temples and idols also were not safe under the suppressive regime of Jaganmohan Reddy. The latest demolition of Kodanda Rama’s idol atop the Ramatheertham hill in Vizianagaram district was highly condemnable.
In a statement here, the TDP chief said that the demolition of idols at the four centuries old Ramatheertham temple was certainly a result of the total negligence of the ruling party. For reasons not known, the Chief Minister was 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.