Stone-pelting in Kadapa ahead of Hanuman Jayanti

Stone-pelting in Kadapa ahead of Hanuman Jayanti

Stone-pelting broke out at Almaspet Circle in Kadapa town in Andhra Pradesh on May 9 after Hindus gathered at the Hanuman Temple ahead of the unveiling of a 31-foot Hanuman murthi scheduled for May 12 on Hanuman Jayanti. The same circle has been at the centre of an ongoing dispute over its proposed renaming. Local Muslim groups opposed the gathering, claiming that efforts had already been underway to rename the area as “Tipu Sultan Circle”, alle…