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Mysuru’s Nalwadi Wadiyar statue defaced, prompting calls for round-the-clock protection

Police stationed round-the-clock security at the 1952 statue following the incident, accompanied by community calls for permanent preservation measures

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Overview

  • On Friday evening an unidentified man climbed the marble statue of Rajarishi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at K.R. Circle, shaking it and attempting to burn its surface with a lit beedi
  • Witnesses report the vandal remained atop the statue for over 30 minutes at a busy junction with no officials present before fleeing ahead of the police
  • Devaraja police are investigating a suspect believed to be mentally unstable and have since deployed guards to monitor the monument 24×7
  • Members of the Ursu community led by Manoj Urs held a peaceful protest demanding the perpetrator’s arrest and enhanced monument security, withdrawing after police assurances
  • Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar condemned the desecration and backed proposals for permanent preservation measures such as a protective metal canopy