BJP leader Madhavi Latha was detained on Monday after she joined demonstrators agitating over a temple vandalised in Secunderabad in the wee hours.
The idol at Muthyalamma Temple near Clock Tower in Secunderabad's Kummariguda was allegedly desecrated by three people who entered the premises at night. The local resident who were alerted by a loud noise rushed to the temple and caught one of the culprits. He was arrested by police later.
CCTV footage from the precincts showed a person kicking the main gate and entering the temple.
While being detained, Latha said, "They are taking me to jail for protesting over the vandalisation of Mata's idol. We are ready for this."
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy who is the Telangana BJP president also visited the temple. "He did not come here for theft but came here to insult Hindu society. Such incidents are happening continuously across Hyderabad," he said.
This comes days after an idol of Goddess Durga was damaged in Hyderabad's Nampally Exhibition Grounds on Friday. The incident had triggered protests in the area.
On Friday, Latha said, "It is time for all Hindus to retaliate whatever vandalisations are happening. Probably they are thinking that they are going to break us up. But they are uniting us by doing such things again and again. I warn them."