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Andhra: Christian Cross Constructed Where Footprints Of Sita Maa Once Existed, Alleges BJP
A newly built Christian shrine in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh (@Sunil_Deodhar/Twitter)
The national secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and co-incharge of Andhra Pradesh (AP) Sunil Deodhar alleged that AP government is in tacit support with Christian missionaries in destroying the Hindu cultural symbols.
“See huge illegal Cross in Edlapadu, AP where once footprints of Sita Maa existed. Carving of Lord Narasimha exists at the back. In Guntur Dist Christian mafias have created havoc. BJP AP Unit and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) protested but administration tacitly supported,” he tweeted.
On this issue, Organiser reported that Hindus in Edlapadu, Guntur District of AP have been performing Marriages at the Sita Paduka (Footprints of Sita Mata). Slowly, Christians came there and started claiming that the hill belongs to Mary.
It is alleged that a top district official who is a christian has extended support to missionaries by ignoring the objections raised by BJP and RSS.
The christian evangelists plan to turn the site, located beside a highway, into a pilgrimage spot.
In January 2021, a murti (idol) of Sri Ram was vandalised at the Ramatheertham Sita Lakshmana Kodandarama temple, which is over 1,500 years old, in Vizianagaram district of AP. This incident led to protests across AP by major political parties.
According to former Union Minister P Ashok Gajapathy Raju, who was removed as Chairman of three temple trusts in Vizianagaram and East Godavari districts, 128 temples have been attacked in the State in the last 19 months.
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