Animal Sacrifice in A.P. Secretariat


 

... At the Andhra Pradesh Government secretariat ...animals were sacrificed right opposite the Press room. Just a few yards away, in another block, is the chamber of CM N. Chandrababu Naidu who was busy reviewing some important projects. Swayed by the fervor of the Navratri festival, drivers of ... Government (vehicles) sacrificed five goats as part of the pooja. ... The drivers ... justified the ceremony saying it was part of the traditional pooja.                                                                 (Source: The Indian Express, 11 October, 1997)





Download Whole Month's Document
       

Muslim India Magazine Archives