In the south, celebrities and politicians have often been treated with a lot of respect and regard. Mild tautness prevailed in Vinukonda town of Andhra’s Guntur district, after the relocation of two statues of TDP leaders on Saturday night. The statues of former Chief Minister and founder of TDP N T Rama Rao and former MLA Paritala Ravindra were removed from the Vishnukundi Nagar locality in the town. Former MLA from Vinukonda and TDP Guntur district president G V Anjaneyulu was placed under house arrest following attempts to hold protests against the removal of the statues.
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Vinukonda police stated that the statues that were installed on the banks of Perumalla branch canal were removed on receiving court orders, reports a leading daily. Police said that a man named D Yedukondalu had filed a petition in the High Court seeking removal of the statues, claiming that they were installed illegally on the bank of the canal. Although the court directed the relocation of the statues more than two years ago, civic officials and revenue authorities did not execute these orders.
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With this, Yedukondalu filed a contempt of court petition in the High Court, following which the town authorities took the matter to the notice of the district collector. The collector then directed the town officials to remove the statue, as per the reports of a leading daily. TDP workers, who had been opposing the move for a long time, attempted to protest the removal of the statues on Saturday night, demanding their reinstallation. This led to the house arrest of local TDP leader G V Anjaneyulu, according to reports.
