The notice also stated that the temple is classified as category C, a low-income religious establishment. As the matter gained traction, BJP state president B Y Vijayendra turned to social media to assert that the Congress-led government is "targeting Hindu religious sentiments".
Regarding seat sharing formula, Tharoor added that he only hopes to have “sufficient agreements” in as many states as possible so that “preventable defeats” can be avoided.
After reaching the spot, the police had initially described the incident as theft. The temple priest said that if it was an incident of theft then why would the idols be broken?