Posted 1/29/2024, 8:53:46 AM
Tensions Rise in Karnataka Village Over Removal of Hanuman Flag
- Residents of Keragodu village in Karnataka's Mandya district installed a Hanuman flag, leading to its removal by officials and protests
- Removal of the flag has sparked a political row between the ruling Congress and opposition BJP, JDS over 'appeasement politics'
- Opposition parties accuse government of insulting the flag and Hindu sentiments, the government says the flag violates rules
- Protests have led to tensions in the Keragodu village area, police deployed, shops shuttered over flag removal
- Controversy comes days after PM Modi attended consecration event of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh