Authorities hoisted the tricolour atop a 108-ft flagpole at Keregodu in Mandya district on Sunday hours after the lowering of a saffron flag with an image of Lord Hanuman on it, sparked a protest in the village.
Local people along with BJP and Janata Dal (S) leaders staged a protest soon after the authorities lowered the saffron flag, citing rules that permitted only the national flag to be flown on government land.
Amid the rising tension in the town, with protesters gathering at the venue in large numbers and shouting slogans against the Congress government and the police tightening security by deploying additional forces, the authorities managed to hoist the national flag.
