The famous and grand old Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh's Ramatheertham in Vizianagram district was in the news for a wrong reason for one more time after Former Minister of State for Civil Aviation of India Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Minister Vellampalli had an intense war of words today.
Going into details, as announced earlier, the foundation stone for the renovation of the Ramatheertham temple was laid today. Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Vellmapalli Srinivas, Deputy Chief Minister Pamula Srivalli, and several others were present on the occasion.
However, a tense situation arose at the temple after the Royal Family scion Ashok Gajapathi Raju raised an objection over the absence of his name in the Protocol board. He asked, how come the Temple Trust Chairman was not mentioned in the board. He asked about the same with the ruling party legislators.
Raju Garu even alleged that the Minister did not let him even break the coconut on the occasion. Not happy with the treatment he received from the legislators, Ashok Gajapathi Raju sat for a protest at the site where the foundation stone was laid for the renovation of the temple.
As when the Royal Family scion was protesting at the site, the cops present there tried to convince him and asked him to not create any issue there. This led to a ruckus there.
Ashok Gajapathi Raju sat for a protest expressing his displeasure over the delay in catching the culprits who were behind the attack on the temple. He asked why the government had failed to catch people who are responsible for this.
"It's ridiculous to lay a foundation stone for the renovation of the temple without catching the culprits. Just to hamper the evidence, the government is delaying the probe's process. The government doesn't even know how to respect the trust members," Ashok Gajapathi Raju said.
The historic Rama temple in Ramatheertham was subjected to attack last year when the idol in the place of worship was vandalised. After the incident took place, the opposition parties and the Hindu groups protested against the government holding it responsible for the incident.