Not a happy birthday for Andhra Pradesh

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.

Many of the protests included women dancing to express their solidarity for the Telangana statehood demand.
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.
A few new statues, replaced those that were vandalised were decorated and garlanded.

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.