Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy called ChilukurBalaji Temple Chief Priest Rangarajan over phone on Monday. The Chief Minister spoke to the chief priest over phone and consoled him.
Revanth Reddy warned that such attacks on priests will not be tolerated and ordered police officials to take stringent action against the assailants who involved in the attack on the famous temple chief priest in Hyderabad.
Rangarajan was attacked by a right-wing group in the name of ‘Rama Rajyam’, asking him to recruit people for his private army and support him monetarily.
The incident happened on February 7 at the priest’s quarters behind the ChilkurBalaji temple, which is located on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Moinabad police arrested VeeraRaghava Reddy,
Who led the group, claimed to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva.