Ambedkar statue vandalism in Andhra Pradesh: A planned attempt to create communal tensions?

Andhra Pradesh: A statue of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar erected at a village in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district was vandalised by some miscreants, police added. As soon as the incident set off widespread public anger and condemmation, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu instructed a detailed investigation into the damage done to the statue in the Nallajerla village.

రాజ్యాంగ నిర్మాతకి తూర్పుగోదావరి జిల్లాలో అవమానం
గోపాలపురం నియోజకవర్గం నల్లజర్ల మండలం దూబచర్ల గాంధీ కాలనీలో అంబేద్కర్ గారి విగ్రహానికి చెప్పుల దండ వేసిన దుండగులు#StatueOfSocialJustice#DrBRAmbedkar#YSJaganAgain#CBNFailedCM#IdhiMunchePrabhutvam#SadistChandraBabu#MosagaduBabu pic.twitter.com/5npFFOD5Z5

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Special police team has been established to investigate

Andhra Pradesh's seniormost policeman Harish Kumar Gupta informed Chief Minister Naidu about the incident while submitting a detailed report. Director General of Police (DGP) Gupta reassured the Chief Minister that a special police team had been established to investigate the incident and arrest the culprits.

తూర్పుగోదావరి జిల్లా గోపాలపురం నియోజకవర్గం నల్లజర్ల మండలం దూబచర్ల గాంధీ కాలనీ లో ఉన్న రాజ్యాంగ నిర్మాత అంబేద్కర్ గారి విగ్రహానికి ఘోర అవమానం.... చెప్పుల దండ వేసిన దుండగులు.. pic.twitter.com/kTuDGlHhKM

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Planned effort to generate communal tensions

He added that the incident seems to be a planned effort to generate communal tensions and the perpetrators will be dealt with sternly. DGP Gupta also cautioned that any moves to disturb peace and harmony in the state will be handled sternly.