Hanuman Jayanti: Muslim residents offer buttermilk to Hindu devotees in Kadapa days after clashes

Communal harmony returned to Kadapa metropolis connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026), 3 days aft two communities were progressive successful mob unit and stone-pelting connected Saturday (May 9, 2026) allegedly implicit the naming of a metropolis ellipse aft a person from 1 community.

A spiritual procession was taken retired successful the metropolis connected the juncture of Hanuman Jayanti connected Tuesday, which became the juncture for the show of camaraderie and brotherhood betwixt the 2 communities.

As a goodwill gesture, members of the number assemblage offered buttermilk to participants successful the procession.

District Collector Sridhar Cherukuri and Superintendent of Police Nachiket Vishwanath Shelke had brought the 2 groups to the negotiating table, defused the tense concern and settled the quality done talks.

Kadapa MLA R. Madhavi Reddy had accused anti-social elements of having a relation successful fomenting occupation successful the city, which has different been known for spiritual coexistence and communal harmony.

Even arsenic the Hanuman Jayanti procession was wide feared to stoke occupation erstwhile again, the dense deployment of constabulary personnel, preventive detention of suspected troublemakers and pre-emptive negotiations with assemblage leaders helped easiness the situation.