Amaravati, April 9: The Tipu Sultan controversy has resurfaced in Proddatur town in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district.
Unidentified person wrote ‘Tipu Sultan Centre’ on a divider on Jinnah Road Centre, once again bringing to the fire the controversy over the proposal to install a statue of the former Mysore ruler in the town.
On the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, unidentified persons wrote the name in Telugu. Anticipating trouble, the local municipal authorities moved swiftly to wipe out the writing on the divider.
The police beefed up the security as a precautionary measure and began investigation to identify the person who wrote ‘Tipu Sultan Centre’.
The town had witnessed tension in July last year after BJP staged protests against the proposal to install Tipu Sultan’s statue in the town.
Proddatur MLA Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy belonging to ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) wanted to install the statue on Jinna Road in the town on a request from local people and had even laid foundation stone for the same. (IANS)
