Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party and the N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party on Saturday traded allegations over incidents of desecration of Hindu temples in the state over the last few days, the Hindustan Times reported. The TDP called out the state government for inaction, while the YSR Congress Party alleged that former was involved in the incidents.
The political row escalated after Naidu visited the Ramatirtham temple in Vizianagaram district on Saturday. Earlier this week, an idol of Ram was found desecrated there. The police reportedly stopped Naidu from visiting the temple but cleared the way after he sat on the road in protest.
Naidu spoke to the temple’s priests to ascertain what had happened. He accused Reddy of being a “betrayer of Hindus”. “Jagan [Reddy] may be a Christian,” he was quoted as saying by the newspaper. “But thinking (that he could) use power for converting Hindus is wrong. If people in…