Amid the controversy over the demand to alter its identify, the Jinnah Tower in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur was painted in tricolor by a YSR Congress MLA on
The iconic Jinnah Tower here was painted in the national tricolours. The tower which is a city landmark has long been mired in controversy over being named in the honour of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
Days after a controversy arose over the name of Jinnah Tower in Andhra Pradesh s Guntur, it was painted in tricolour and arrangements were made to hoist the national flag near it.
The Guntur mayor explained that at the behest of requests from various political groups, arrangements will be made to hoist the Indian flag at Guntur’s Jinnah Tower.
, Jan 26 (IANS) Tension prevailed at Jinnah Tower here in Andhra Pradesh as some members of a right-wing group tried to hoist the National Flag at the landmark named after Pakistan s founding father Muhammad Ali Jinnah.Police detained activists .