See huge illegal Cross in Edlapadu, AP where once foot prints of #SitaMaa<\/a> existed. \u2014 Sunil Deodhar (@Sunil_Deodhar) March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Deodhar’s tweet was quote-tweeted by BJP MP from Karnataka Tejasvi Surya. “Hindu places of reverence are systematically targeted and new structures raised at very same places to show aggression on indigenous faith people,” he wrote.<\/p>\n State sponsored support to evangelical forces in AP must be a cause of concern for all who believe in rights of indigenous faiths.<\/p>\n Hindu places of reverence are systematically targeted and new structures raised at very same places to show aggression on indigenous faith people. https:\/\/t.co\/MuRMxabF8K<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tejasvi Surya (@Tejasvi_Surya) March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Other BJP leaders from Andhra Pradesh who amplified the claim were the party’s state president Somu Veerraju and general secretary S Vishnu Vardhan Reddy.<\/p>\n It was also shared by RSS publication Organiser<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yedlapadu police station SI Srihari told to Alt News, “The cross is erected on a hill that has a Mary Amma’s temple that dates back at least 30 years. Adjacent to that hill, about half a kilometre away, is Lord Narshima’s (avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu) place of worship. No encroachment has been made on the latter.”<\/p>\n Narasaraopet sub-collector Srivas Nupur gave a similar statement to Hindustan Times<\/a>. “There was absolutely no truth in the claim about the encroachment of the hillock hosting the Hindu religious sites,” he said. He further added that “there was an old Mother Mary temple at an adjacent hill at Yerragonda hillock in the same village and local RCM Church authorities sought district administration\u2019s permission to construct steps for the devotees to reach the temple.”<\/p>\n Guntur rural district police uploaded a video on Twitter to show that the Hindu place of worship is on a different hilltop.<\/p>\n Fact check : THEY ARE COMPLETELY 2 DIFFERENT HILLOCKS and there is absolutely NO encroachment of the hill where Narasimha Swami idol is there ..(check videos by our SHO)<\/p>\n Request to use Twitter to spread love, unity and peace..@APPOLICE100<\/a> @dgpapofficial<\/a> @ysjagan<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/lc7HZpq6c5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 GUNTUR RURAL DISTRICT POLICE (@GntRuralPolice) March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Guntur police uploaded another video to debunk the claim.<\/p>\n Fact check: THEY ARE COMPLETELY 2 DIFFERENT HILLOCKS and there is absolutely NO encroachment of the hill where Narasimha Swami idol is there .check videos by our SHO<\/p>\n Request to use Twitter to spread love, unity and peace..@APPOLICE100<\/a> @dgpapofficial<\/a> @ysjagan<\/a> @AndhraPradeshCM<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mL5pxJL7iP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 GUNTUR RURAL DISTRICT POLICE (@GntRuralPolice) March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Guntur district collector also tweeted, “The allegation that the Cross was erected where Sita Maata footprints and carvings of Lord Narsimha existed is not true.”<\/p>\n As reported by the SP Rural Guntur and Sub Collector,the allegation that the Cross was erected where Sita Maata footprints and carvings of Lord Narsimha existed is not true.
\nCarving of Lord Narasimhama exists at back.
\nIn Guntur Dist Christian mafias have created havoc.@BJP4Andhra<\/a> & @friendsofrss<\/a> protested but administration tacitly supported.#Encroachment4ChristInAP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WAfFgVYMD6<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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\nThe hill with Sita Maata footprints is different from the hill which has the Cross. https:\/\/t.co\/JaGBvo2d6q<\/a><\/p>\n