Tension prevailed near the Telangana DGP office after Ayyappa Swamy devotees protested against police for denying permission to a Kanchanbagh sub inspector to wear Ayyappa attire during deeksha while on duty. Officials cited departmental rules and advised applying for leave instead.
Tension gripped Suryapet town after Ayyappa Swamy devotees staged a dharna outside a private school, accusing the principal of harassing a student for wearing the sacred mala ahead of his Sabarimala pilgrimage. Police intervened to prevent escalation.
Tension escalated in the otherwise calm town after a verbal duel broke out between Ayyappa devotees and Bairi Naresh, who went to the town on the invitation of an athiests' meeting.
The devotees came on to the rail track when their reserved coaches were allegedly withdrawn without information in Visakhapatnam-Kollam weekly superfast express.
Mancherial: Upholding communal harmony which has been the hallmark of Telangana, a Muslim scribe fed devotees of Lord Ayyappa at Thallapet village in Dandepalli mandal on Wednesday night. Mohammad Nizamuddin, who works for a vernacular news channel provided breakfast to 20 devotees from the village those who embarked on the rigorous spiritual practice for 41 […]
