Burning of Idols in our nation

For some time Vajrayana monks have been gaining followers in the province of our nation and while their influence is still quite limited they have apparently taken it upon themselves to go one step further in their missionary activity. Reports are reaching our capital of the destruction and incineration of our ancestral idols. The general reception of this policy has not turned out as the monks would have hoped, however, as the locals are now defending themselves from both the monks and the central authority that favors them.