Ramagundam Begins Rebuilding 46 Maisamma Shrines After Demolition Outcry

Overview

• Municipal officials had removed 46 Daari Maisamma roadside temples in Godavarikhani during road-widening works.
• Ramagundam Municipal Corporation began reconstruction Saturday night after pressure from public representatives and Hindu organisations.
• Bandi Sanjay Kumar questioned why mosques and other religious structures on the same corridors were not affected by the expansion.
• The minister warned he would visit Godavarikhani after the Jubilee Hills bypoll to carry out mosque demolitions if the shrines were not rebuilt.
• He said officials, including the Chief Secretary, would be held responsible, as local leaders and groups staged protests over the removals.