NDTV Explains: Why Was Hanuman Flag Taken Down In Village In Karnataka's Mandya?
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The situation remains tense in and around Keragodu village, where police and security personnel have been deployed since Sunday to counter protests demanding the Hanuman flag be raised again.
Battle lines have been drawn in Karnataka's Mandya district after officials last week took down a saffron-coloured Hanuman flag hoisted by a local religious organisation, leading to protests in the village of Keragodu and nearby areas that escalated into a political row between the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular). #WATCH | Karnataka Police detain BJP workers protesting in Bengaluru over the Mandya flag issue.Mandya district administration yesterday brought down the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district. https://t.co/7RhJZvEjpKpic.twitter.com/IntYMOKKAA
The situation remains tense in and around Keragodu village, where police and security personnel have been deployed since Sunday to counter protests demanding the Hanuman flag be raised again.
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