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Wednesday, Oct 19, 2005

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Temple faces demolition threat

Special Correspondent

IN TROUBLE: Tribal temple at Obulapuram in Anantapur district.

HYDERABAD: : A 200-year-old tribal temple is facing the threat of demolition due to mining operations at Obulapuram village of Anantapur district, according to the Lambada Hakkula Porata Samithi.

At a press conference here on Tuesday, samithi president Jai Singh Rathod alleged that a Bellary-based iron ore mining company, owned by BJP leaders, and a few other firms were taking up operations in the area. The LHPS was not against mining, but opposed the move to demolish the Sunkulamma temple where tribals from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka worship the goddess.

It was the Government's responsibility to ensure that the temple was protected, he said and warned that LHPS would launch an agitation if it was demolished. Shifting the temple to another place was not acceptable, Mr. Rathod said and added that samithi leaders would meet Governor S.K. Shinde to seek his intervention in the matter.

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