Updated Mar 08, 2021 | 17:03 IST
The incident took place in Vizianagaram when the TDP leader reached there to take part in an election campaign rally for the upcoming municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh. TDP leader caught on camera manhandling woman | Photo Credit: Times Now
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, senior TDP leader and former Union Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju allegedly manhandled a woman on the eve of International Women s Day.
A video, circulated widely on social media, shows Raju slapping the woman.
The incident took place in Vizianagaram when the TDP leader reached there to take part in an election campaign rally for the upcoming municipal elections in Andhra Pradesh.
Desecration of temples in Andhra Pradesh raised in Rajya Sabha
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Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention, GVL Narasimha Rao of the BJP said more than 140 incidents of attacks on Hindu temples have taken place in Andhra Pradesh.
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He mentioned a recent incident of desecration of Lord Ram idol in Sri Rama Swamy Devasthanam in Vizianagaram district.
New Delhi: A BJP member raised the recent spate of attacks on Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and demanded that the Union Home Ministry seek a report from the state. Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention, GVL Narasimha Rao of the BJP said more than 140 incidents of attacks on Hindu temples have taken place in Andhra Pradesh.
P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju
The senior TDP leader was expelled from the chairmanship of the temple trust boards for allegedly failing to take steps that could have prevented the destruction of the idol of Rama at Ramateertham temple The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside the removal of senior TDP leader P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju from the post of chairman/Founder Family Member (FFM) of trust boards of three temples, mainly including Sri Rama Swamy Devasthanam at Ramateertham in Vizianagaram district.
Mr. Raju was expelled from the chairmanship of the temple trust boards for allegedly failing to take steps that could have prevented the destruction of the idol of Rama at Ramateertham temple.
AP: Acts of Vandalism at Temples Pave the Way for Communal Pitch
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Somu Veerraju, Jagan Mohan Reddy and Chandrababu Naidu. Photos: Twitter, PTI Illustration: The Wire
Religion07/Jan/2021
Vijayawada: A spate of desecrations reported at temples in Andhra Pradesh has turned into a political slugfest, with opposition parties Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and BJP trying to corner the government of YSR Congress Party by accusing it of ‘betraying’ Hindus.
The police have not made any headway in finding connections in the spate of attacks, making the circumstances around the incidents more mysterious.
Minister’s Dirty Words on Ashok Gajapathi Raju Published by GulteDesk January 03, 2021
Endowments minister Vellampalli Srinivas justified the YCP government’s action against TDP leader and former Union minister Ashok Gajapati Raju. Ashok Gajapati Raju was removed from the post of chairman of Sri Rama Swamy Devasthanam located atop a hill near Ramatheertham in Vizianagaram district, after a 400-year-old idol in the ancient temple was desecrated by unidentified miscreants a few days ago. The idol’s head was separated from the torso and thrown in the temple lake.
గాడిదకేం తెలుస్తుంది గంథం వాసన! @Ashok Gajapathi వంశీకులు కట్టించిన ఆలయాల ముందు కొబ్బరిచిప్పలు కొట్టేసే దొంగకి మహారాజు ఔన్నత్యం ఎలా తెలుస్తుంది? నీతికి, �