Video: Protests in Bengaluru after Hanuman flag taken down in Mandya

After a Hanuman flag was taken down at a village in Karnataka's Mandya district, BJP, JD(S) and pro-Hindu activists staged protests in Mandya and Bengaluru on Monday.

A large number of protesters gathered in Bengaluru on Monday morning to protest against the removal of the flag. The protesters blocked roads and shouted slogans, including 'Jai Shri Ram', and they were detained by the police.

It all started when a group of people, who were permitted by the village panchayat to hoist the national flag, erected a 108-foot tall flagpole in Keragodu village on Saturday. However, instead of the national flag, they hoisted a Hanuman flag.

This sparked discontent among some villagers. Village panchayat officials requested the removal of the Hanuman flag, leading to protests.