Hyderabad: Man arrested for damaging Durga idol, no communal motive involved
Hyderabad: A man identified as Krishnaiah Goud has been arrested by the Begum Bazaar police for allegedly damaging a Durga idol at Numaish Grounds on Thursday night. The accused, who hails from Nagarkurnool district, is reported to be mentally disturbed.
According to DCP Central Akshansh Yadav, the incident occurred around 3 a.m. at the pandal where the accused damaged the idol. Krishnaiah, who is a vagabond living on the footpaths, was arrested at 8:15 p.m. in the Feelkhana area. Two cases have been registered, one against the accused and another against the organisers for failing to implement proper security measures.
The DCP confirmed that there is no communal angle to the incident and urged organisers to ensure adequate security during religious events. The incident took place while a Dandiya program was ongoing at the exhibition grounds.
In light of the incident, Alt News co founder and fact checker Mohammed Zubair responded to a post on X by @MrSinha_, who characterised the vandalism as a reflection of the state of Hyderabad under Congress rule. Zubair stated, "There won't be any legal action against accounts like @MrSinha_ who regularly try to communalize such unfortunate incidents. The person who 'destroyed' the idol is Krishnaiah Goud. While searching for food, he disturbed the idol, which got damaged."
There won't be any legal action against accounts like @MrSinha_ who regularly try to communalise such unfortunate incidents. The person who 'destroyed' the idol is Krishnaiah Goud. While searching for food he disturbed the idol which got damaged. pic.twitter.com/sa0zMyrXTt
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) October 11, 2024
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Vijay calls on TN Governor, stakes claim to form govt
Chennai (PTI): TVK chief Vijay on Wednesday met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and staked claim to form the government in the state, two days after his party emerged as the single largest party but was short of a simple majority.
The TVK founder met the Governor at 3.15 pm following an invitation from the Lok Bhavan. He was accompanied by party leaders, including "Bussy" N Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, K A Sengottaiyan, C T Nirmal Kumar and others during the meeting.
Vijay met the Governor hours after the Congress party declared support and following a meeting between the TVK chief and Congress leaders here. While the TVK appears keen on securing support from the VCK and the two Left parties, who continue to be part of the DMK-led alliance, they have so far not given any positive signals.
The TVK won 108 seats in the 234-member strong Tamil Nadu Assembly in the recently held elections. 118 is the majority mark to form the government.
Vijay is likely to take oath as Chief Minister on May 7, according to party sources.
The DMK won 59, AIADMK 47, Congress 5, PMK 4, IUML 2, CPI 2, VCK 2, CPI-M 2. BJP, DMDK and AMMK won 1 seat each.
VIDEO | Chennai: TVK chief Vijay (@TVKVijayHQ) meets Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, submits MLAs’ support letter to stake claim to form government in the state.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 6, 2026
(Source: Third Party)
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