Condemning the desecration and razing of statues of eminent Telugu luminaries on the Tank Bund by pro-Telangana activists during the Million March on Thursday, K Chiranjeevi on Friday described the incident as a 'Black Day' in the history of Andhra Pradesh.
Talking to media persons after inspecting the damaged statues, the actor-turned-politician demanded that the state government reinstall the statues pulled down or damaged by the pro-Telangana activists. "If the state government is unwilling to do so, I will do it with my own money as they represent our Telugu culture and tradition," he stated.
He further added saying, "Damaging the statues of our great leaders is a great insult to our culture." He took serious objection to the Telangana activists' resorting to violence against Congress MPs, and torching of vehicles.
Chiranjeevi also condemned the attack on journalists, torching of media vans and destruction of their cameras. He demanded strict action against the guilty.
Chiru's visit to inspect the destruction on Tank Bund was obstructed by pro-Telangana activists who blocked his convoy. The activists, raising 'Jai Telangana' slogans, surrounded his car and told him to leave the place. They also termed Chiranjeevi as a traitor of Telangana.
Raising slogans against the former actor who is opposed to the bifurcation of the state, the activists entered into heated arguments with Chiranjeevi.
However, the police came to the spot and dispersed the activists by resorting to a lathi-charge.