A large congregation representing the Muslim community joined the Vinayaka Chavithi celebrations, organised by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) at the Municipal Corporation junction in Tirupati on Sunday and participated in the prayers.
The party pitched a tent at this spot ever since its national president N. Chandrababu Naidu was arrested in the skill development scam and began participating in relay hunger strike. As a show of communal harmony, members of the Muslim community, wearing skull caps and burqa joined the camp in large numbers on Sunday, offered prayers to Lord Ganesha, broke coconuts and offered Harathi.