Naidu said that Christian missionaries promote religious conversion near major temples in the State. Christian missionaries are widely engaged in conversions near Hindu temples, Christian leaders are trying to protect the missionaries.
Idols of Shri Saraswati Devi, Shri Lakshmi Devi and Shri Vrundavati Devi in Bhagawan Rameshwar Temple were vandalised by some unknown miscreants.
In yet another incident of temple attack, a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore District has been vandalised by painting Christian symbols all the walls in an attempt to convert it into a church.
Pastor Praveen Chakravarty has been arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police for kicking idols of Hindu Gods. This pastor has created 699 Christ villages in the state.
Around 20 BJP and TDP workers in Andhra Pradesh are involved in attacks on Hindu temples, 15 have been arrested and others are on the run.
A priest Sudarshanam and another woman have been arrested by the police. The priest had told to keep the dead body of woman in the house itself for 20 days saying ‘she is only sleeping and will have a rebirth’.
Leaders of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh collectively resigned from the party in protest of the party president Chandrababu Naidu’s remark about the Christian missionaries.
Idols of Sri Saraswati Devi, Sri Lakshmi Devi and Sri Vrundavati Devi in Bhagvan Rameshwar Temple near here were vandalised by miscreants.
A Goddess Sita idol was found broken in the Sitaram Temple near Pandit Nehru Busstop in Vijayawada on 3.1.2021.
Fake currency notes with communal and derogatory writings have been found from the Hundis (donation boxes) of temples in the city.