The removal of hoardings of AICC president Sonia Gandhi by the Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar in various parts of the town during the Telangana Formation Day celebrations has snowballed into a big controversy. On June 2, DCC leaders erected huge hoardings at prominent locations. The hoardings of Sonia Gandhi read: “Telangana ichindi ee devatha kaka merevaru” (Which goddess gave Telangana other than Sonia Gandhi). “Sonia ichina Telanganalo edadhiga emi jarugu thondhi alochinchandi” (What is happening in Telangana since one year).
However, Municipal authorities removed the hoardings stating that DCC had not obtained permission. Irked over this, DCC leaders staged a dharna and rasta roko on June 2 near Ambedkar statue.