Today is the 56th anniversary of the formation of Andhra Pradesh. The traditional celebrations that are organized in the state capital of Hyderabad are considerably muted today.
Politicians and activists demanding that the region of Telangana be converted into a state held protests to mark what they describe as "a day of betrayal.
Statues of non-Telangana leaders, damaged during earlier demonstrations and wrapped up for restoration, were garlanded - a grim manifestation of a state that's finding its differences irreconcilable.
Statue of Alluri Seetharama Raju from coastal Andhra Pradesh. He fought against British. His statue was one of the few statues that was not vandalised last year.
