Bengaluru: Tensions prevailed in Halasuru after miscreants vandalised the protective wall being built around the statue of Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar here on Thursday evening. The state Congress has blamed the BJP for the act and demanded action against the culprits. It is learnt that on Thursday evening, miscreants, who came with the JCB machine, broke the new embankment that was being constructed around the statue.
The incident has created tension in the state with politics also heating up. The Congress leaders accused the BJP leaders of having done this act. Congress MLAs Dinesh Gundurao, KJ George, Akhand Srinivasamurthy, Rizwan Arshad and others, who have gathered near the statue of Thiruvalluvar of Halasur in the city, protested against the BJP party leaders.