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Dance program of famous dancer Mallika Sarabhai was not allowed in Warangal’s Ramappa temple.
On Saturday, this program was organized at a different place in Warangal city.
ASI said that he has no role in this matter.
Hyderabad. An official of the Kakatiya Heritage Trust on Saturday alleged that Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy did not allow the Ramappa temple near Warangal in Telangana to hold a dance ceremony because of the participation of legendary dancer Mallika Sarabhai. . Trust’s founder trustee BV Papa Rao said that the organization, however, organized the event on Saturday but it was held at a different place in Warangal city. There was no immediate response from Union Minister G Kishan Reddy.
Rao claimed that the famous Ramappa temple is a UNESCO heritage site and the trust applied to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for permission about two months ago in view of the ‘Rampappa festival’ at the temple. Was. He alleged that ‘Reddy did not allow the program because Sarabhai was participating in it’. While in Warangal, Mallika Sarabhai said that it was unfortunate that the incident took place because of her ‘personal political opposition to Hindutva’. Sarabhai said that he and his group agreed to hold the program outside the temple.
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Significantly, the Kakatiya Heritage Trust manages the Ramappa temple. The trust had applied to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for permission to organize the first Ramappa Festival to celebrate the completion of one year of UNESCO recognition. BV Papa Rao, a retired IAS and a trustee of the trust, said that ‘we invited Mallika Sarabhai to perform and she agreed. While the ASI did not formally respond to the application for permission. But Culture Minister Kishan Reddy told us verbally that he would not allow it as Mallika Sarabhai’s program is on the occasion. While the official sources of ASI said that they have no role in this matter.
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Tags: Archaeological Survey of India, Unesco, Warangal
FIRST PUBLISHED : January 22, 2023, 08:03 IST
