Ghost of Tipu Sultan: Why Controversies Surrounding the Mysore Ruler Refuse to Die Down
2 years, 1 month ago

Ghost of Tipu Sultan: Why Controversies Surrounding the Mysore Ruler Refuse to Die Down

News 18  

The ghost of Tipu Sultan is back again! The Jnanpith awardee compared the Mysore ruler with Chhatrapati Shivaji, saying Tipu Sultan, had he been a Hindu, “would have been honoured just like Shivaji has been, with the international airport in Mumbai named after him.” For a generation who has grown up with Sanjay Khan’s portrayal of Tipu Sultan based on Bhagwan S Gidwani’s work of hagiography — The Sword of Tipu Sultan — Karnad’s statement seems to have a kernel of truth. As for Tipu Sultan, he had an added advantage: Of being an uncompromising adversary of the British, which helped our ‘eminent’ historians give him a “freedom fighter” makeover. One can understand the nature and extent of Tipu’s fanaticism when one reads The Dreams of Tipu Sultan, wherein the ruler of Mysore recorded and analysed 37 of his dreams. It’s also a classic case of intellectual perversion in Indian academia that allows Tipu Sultan to be a freedom fighter, a secular, liberal ruler, and India’s own “rocket man”!

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Column | Tracing empires on paper
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Column | Tracing empires on paper

The Hindu  

To the East India Company and the British Raj that followed it, mapping was an obsession. British obsession with Tipu Sultan Soon, however, British ascendancy was challenged by Hyder Ali, the de facto ruler of Mysore. He was succeeded to the throne by his son Tipu Sultan, who commanded even greater fear among the British. The scene when Lord Cornwallis …

Jaishankar Says Tipu Sultan's Legacy 'Cherry-Picked', Rues 'Facts Tailored For Regime Convenience'
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Jaishankar Says Tipu Sultan's Legacy 'Cherry-Picked', Rues 'Facts Tailored For Regime Convenience'

ABP News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday criticised the selective portrayal of Tipu Sultan in historical narratives, describing it as an example of "airbrushed history" driven by political convenience. Speaking at the launch of historian Vikram Sampath's book, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore Interregnum 1761-1799, Jaishankar said, “How much of our past has been airbrushed, how awkward issues have …

‘Past airbrushed’: Jaishankar says Tipu Sultan a case of ‘cherry-picking facts’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Past airbrushed’: Jaishankar says Tipu Sultan a case of ‘cherry-picking facts’

Hindustan Times  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar termed History as a "complicated" subject, saying that the politics of the day often indulges in "cherry-picking facts". At the same time, he evokes strong adverse sentiments, even today, in many regions, by some in Mysore itself, in Coorg and Malabar," he said, terming Tip Sultan as a "complex figure" in Indian history. The minister …

Jaishankar: Politics cherry-picks Tipu facts
4 months ago

Jaishankar: Politics cherry-picks Tipu facts

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: History is "complicated" and the politics of the day often indulges in "cherry-picking facts" and to a considerable extent that has happened in Tipu Sultan's case, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said here. In his address at the launch of the book 'Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore Interregnum 1761-1799' on Saturday, Jaishankar said there are some …

Tipu Sultan a complex figure, politics of the day cherry-picks facts: S Jaishankar
4 months ago

Tipu Sultan a complex figure, politics of the day cherry-picks facts: S Jaishankar

India Today  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar described Tipu Sultan as a "complex figure" in Indian history as he picked apart the selective portrayal of his legacy, saying facts have often been "tailored for regime convenience." To a considerable extent, that has happened in the case of Tipu Sultan," Jaishankar said during the launch of historian Vikram Sampath's book Tipu Sultan: The …

'Tipu Sultan is very complex figure in history', says EAM Dr S Jaishankar | VIDEO
4 months ago

'Tipu Sultan is very complex figure in history', says EAM Dr S Jaishankar | VIDEO

India TV News  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday attended the launch of Indian historian Vikram Sampath's book 'Tipu Sultan: The Saga of the Mysore Interregnum' at the Indian Habitat Centre here in Delhi. Jaishankar described Tipu Sultan as a "very complex figure in history," highlighting both his resistance to British colonial control and the controversial aspects of his rule. Speaking at …

Police allow terror outfit PFI's wing SDPI to carry Tipu Sultan poster on Independence Day: Here is how atrocities against Hindus were committed under his rule
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Police allow terror outfit PFI's wing SDPI to carry Tipu Sultan poster on Independence Day: Here is how atrocities against Hindus were committed under his rule

Op India  

On Thursday, 15th August, the Social Democratic Party of India, which is the political wing of the banned Islamist terrorist organization Popular Front of India organized a rally citing the occasion of India’s Independence Day in the Mumbra region of Mumbai. The SDPI members further honored Tipu Sultan who was one of the most ruthless Islamic invaders in India, and …

After Kolhapur clashes, 'illegal' Tipu Sultan memorial razed in Maharashtra's Dhule
1 year, 9 months ago

After Kolhapur clashes, 'illegal' Tipu Sultan memorial razed in Maharashtra's Dhule

India Today  

An allegedly illegally built monument dedicated to Tipu Sultan was razed by the Dhule civic body in Maharashtra on Friday. Confirming the action, Sanjay Barkund, SP Dhule, Maharashtra, told news agency ANI that the monument of Tipu Sultan was built on the main road, despite no permission being granted for it. There is peace in the area: Sanjay Barkund, SP …

Why Tipu Sultan must be killed, again
2 years ago

Why Tipu Sultan must be killed, again

The Hindu  

Tipu Sultan was feared and envied not just during his reign by his fiercest enemies, the British, when he became the stuff of folklore in England. Comment | Marking Tipu’s legacy to foster historical temper Finally, in commemorating his death, the British acknowledged Tipu as the worthy and heroic enemy that they defeated. The British chose Mysore city, the erstwhile …

Why Tipu Sultan is a divisive issue again in poll-bound Karnataka
2 years ago

Why Tipu Sultan is a divisive issue again in poll-bound Karnataka

India Today  

It is election season in Karnataka and the figure of Tipu Sultan has once again emerged out of history books to be a divisive election issue. A red-rag to the ruling BJP which decries him as a despot, the 18th century ruler of Mysore is often the subject of controversies in the state from time to time—whether it is renaming …

BJP’s narrative over Tipu’s death backfired: Analysts
2 years ago

BJP’s narrative over Tipu’s death backfired: Analysts

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s attempts to create a base in Vokkaliga community in the state with a claim that the two chieftains from the community had killed Tipu Sultan has backfired, said political observers. HT Image The unsubstantiated claim that erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan did not die fighting the British, but was killed by two alleged Vokkaliga chieftains Uri …

How Far Will Tipu Sultan Impact Karnataka Politics? Vokkaliga Seers Say Don’t Drag 'Us' Into Row
2 years ago

How Far Will Tipu Sultan Impact Karnataka Politics? Vokkaliga Seers Say Don’t Drag 'Us' Into Row

News 18  

After the most powerful Vokkaliga Seer Nirmalananda Natha Swamy has firmly told the ruling BJP government not to rake up Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, the two “killers” of Tipu Sultan terming them “fictitious”, a shocked party has gone quiet over the issue. Following a warning from Vokkaliga Sangha, the association of the Vokkaliga caste to the BJP, the Seer …

Why is Tipu Sultan a Burning Poll Issue? Explained as Karnataka Film Stirs Row
2 years ago

Why is Tipu Sultan a Burning Poll Issue? Explained as Karnataka Film Stirs Row

News 18  

A film production company run by Karnataka minister Munirathna has released a video depicting two mythological Vokkaliga chieftains as the “true killers” of Tipu Sultan, furthering the Sangh parivar’s allegation that the 18th-century Mysore king did not die fighting British colonialists, said reports. In a recent interview to News18, Tipu Sultan’s descendants say they are planning to approach the courts …

Congress and JD(U) oppose movie by Karnataka minister on Vokkaliga chieftains who ‘killed’ Tipu Sultan
2 years ago

Congress and JD(U) oppose movie by Karnataka minister on Vokkaliga chieftains who ‘killed’ Tipu Sultan

Op India  

In Karnataka, a row has erupted as the film production studio owned by the state Horticulture Minister Munirathna has planned to make a biopic on, Vokkaliga chieftains, the killers of Islamist tyrant and erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan. Vrushabhadri Productions owned by the film producer-turned-politician Munirathna has applied with the Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce to register Uri Gowda Nanje …

'Unfortunate': Congress condemns Karnataka BJP MLA's remarks against Tipu Sultan
2 years, 1 month ago

'Unfortunate': Congress condemns Karnataka BJP MLA's remarks against Tipu Sultan

India Today  

Tipu politics continues to rage in Karnataka ahead of Assembly polls. A day after BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal compared Muslims to Tipu Sultan, Congress condemned his remarks and said "it is so unfortunate for someone who worked for Atal Bihari Vajpayee." Addressing a rally in Vijayapura, Yatnal compared Muslims to Tipu Sultan and asked people not to vote for …

Karnataka Congress Workers Protest Against State Budget, Minister's 'Tipu Sultan' Remark: Watch
2 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka Congress Workers Protest Against State Budget, Minister's 'Tipu Sultan' Remark: Watch

ABP News  

Chennai: Karnataka Congress workers staged a protest against the state Budget 2023 in Bengaluru on Friday. They also raised slogans against Karnataka Minister's CN Ashwath Narayan's 'Tipu Sultan' remark against former CM Siddaramaiah. According to ANI, “#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: Congress workers held a protest against the state budget which was presented today and against state minister's CN Ashwath Narayan's …

'I am taking Tipu Sultan's name, let me see what...'- Owaisi targets PM Modi on Kateel's remark
2 years, 1 month ago

'I am taking Tipu Sultan's name, let me see what...'- Owaisi targets PM Modi on Kateel's remark

India TV News  

AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel's remark on 18th century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan. "I am taking Tipu Sultan's name, let me see what you will do. Those who love Tipu Sultan should not stay in this land: Kateel Earlier, Karnataka BJP president Nalin Kumar …

'Kill Them All': Karnataka BJP Chief Sparks Row, Says Ardent Followers of Tipu Sultan Shouldn't Live
2 years, 1 month ago

'Kill Them All': Karnataka BJP Chief Sparks Row, Says Ardent Followers of Tipu Sultan Shouldn't Live

News 18  

Karnataka Bhartiya Janata Party Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel on Wednesday sparked a row as he spoke about the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and called for the “killing” of all his ardent followers. We follow Lord Ram and worship Lord Hanuman, so let’s send Tipu’s descendants back home,” he said during his controversial speech at the ‘Vijay Sankalpa Yatra’ …

Shah asks people of State not to vote for JD(S), Cong. that valorise Tipu
2 years, 1 month ago

Shah asks people of State not to vote for JD(S), Cong. that valorise Tipu

The Hindu  

Taking on the Congress and the Janata Dal ahead of the Assembly elections in Karnataka, Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah said on Saturday that both were “two faces of the same coin”, and choosing Janata Dal meant voting for the Congress. He asked the people in Puttur: “Do you want the Congress and the Janata Dal who …

Karnataka court stays sale and distribution of book on Tipu Sultan
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka court stays sale and distribution of book on Tipu Sultan

Op India  

On Tuesday, 22nd November 2022, the Additional City Civil and Sessions court in Bangalore stayed the distribution and sale of a book on Tipu Sultan responding to a petition filed by the former Chairman of the District Wakf Board Committee. The book, “Tipu Nija Kanasugalu”, authored by Rangayana director Addanda C. Cariappa, is prohibited from being sold by the author, …

Rangayana’s play on Tipu Sultan to ‘unveil his true nature’
2 years, 4 months ago

Rangayana’s play on Tipu Sultan to ‘unveil his true nature’

The Hindu  

A new play on Tipu Sultan produced by theatre repertory Rangayana is set to make its stage debut during the month and the playwright claims that it is an attempt to ‘’unmask” the 18th century ruler. It may be mentioned here that playwright the late Girish Karnad has penned a famous play called ‘Tipu Sultan Kanda Kanasu’, which Mr. Cariappa …

Legend of Tipu Sultan and Fight Over Keeping him in Textbooks, Learn in #ClassesWithNews18
2 years, 7 months ago

Legend of Tipu Sultan and Fight Over Keeping him in Textbooks, Learn in #ClassesWithNews18

News 18  

​ For the last two years, the world has been restricted to homes. OCTOBER 29, 2019- Karnataka Education Minister Seeks Report on Proposal to Write Off Tipu Sultan from History Books After BJP MLA Appachu Ranjan appealed to erase Tipu Sultan from history textbooks, Karnataka?s primary and secondary education minister Suresh Kumar has written to the Text Book Society to …

Tipu Sultan: From Kodagu to Malabar, a trail of massacres and tyranny against Hindus
2 years, 10 months ago

Tipu Sultan: From Kodagu to Malabar, a trail of massacres and tyranny against Hindus

Op India  

With India’s history sanitised to suit a certain narrative, much remains to be unearthed in order to reinstate the country’s lost heritage and cultural values, as well as to tell the rest of the world about the truth. Tipu Sultan’s 17-year reign, according to Sandeep Balakrishna, author of ‘Tipu Sultan: The Tyrant of Mysore,’ was indeed a unified image of …

‘Tipu will forever remain in the heart of Indians’
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Tipu will forever remain in the heart of Indians’

The Hindu  

Releasing a book on Tipu Sultan titled “Tipu – Manyathe Sigada Sultan”, former Minister and BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath on Saturday said the eighteenth-century warrior king will forever remain in the hearts of Indians even if he is removed from the textbooks. Mr. Vishwanath paid glowing tributes to Tipu Sultan on the occasion of the release of the book, which …

Tipu Sultan: When an Islamist tyrant is turned into a freedom fighter, missile man and dharma saviour
2 years, 11 months ago

Tipu Sultan: When an Islamist tyrant is turned into a freedom fighter, missile man and dharma saviour

Firstpost  

This essay intends to show how slippery and ill-founded some of the Left-liberal claims supporting Tipu Sultan are Karnataka is witnessing an Opposition backlash against a review committee set up by the state government that recommended doing away with the glorification of the alleged ‘Rocket Man’ and freedom fighter, Tipu Sultan. “Every blow that is struck in the cause of …

Periodic whitewashing of Tipu Sultan can’t undo his unflattering history
3 years, 1 month ago

Periodic whitewashing of Tipu Sultan can’t undo his unflattering history

Firstpost  

Tipu Sultan is in many ways the Aurangzeb of South India. Remnants of Tipu Sultan’s savage raid of Kodagu survive even today — the forcibly converted Kodava Hindus are today known as Kodava Mapilas. However, a 1964 publication of the Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore says the following about Tipu Sultan: “Tipu imprisoned and forcibly converted more than a lakh …

Don't need to learn history from BJP: Sanjay Raut on naming of sports complex after Tipu Sultan
3 years, 2 months ago

Don't need to learn history from BJP: Sanjay Raut on naming of sports complex after Tipu Sultan

India Today  

As the naming of a garden in a sports complex in Mumbai's Malad after 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan gathers steam, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying "We know about Tipu Sultan, don't need to learn from BJP". A day after the new facilities in Malvani area were inaugurated, news agency ANI quoted the …

Tipu Sultan dreams of faith, conquest — and a free country
4 years, 4 months ago

Tipu Sultan dreams of faith, conquest — and a free country

Firstpost  

From Tipu Sultan’s writings about his own dreams, it becomes evident that the ruler’s hours of sleep were as devoted to the cause of freedom as the hours while he was awake The Bharatiya Janata Party government announced that Tipu Jayanti celebrations will not be held this November, as was earlier made evident by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, barely a …

Tipu Sultan: a freedom fighter or Islamic bigot?
4 years, 6 months ago

Tipu Sultan: a freedom fighter or Islamic bigot?

Op India  

Tipu Sultan is often credited in our history textbooks as a ‘secular’ ruler of Mysore who fought against the British in the late 1700s. No Namboodri Brahmin should be spared.’ The letter set a precedent and it followed several other orders by Tipu Sultan, calling for violence against Hindus. These are my orders.” In a letter dated January 18, 1790 …

BJP distances itself from MLC's comments hailing Tipu Sultan as 'greatest freedom fighter'
4 years, 7 months ago

BJP distances itself from MLC's comments hailing Tipu Sultan as 'greatest freedom fighter'

Op India  

On Thursday, the Karnataka unit of the BJP had reportedly distanced itself from the comments of MLC AH Vishwanath after he had hailed tyrant Tipu Sultan as the ‘greatest freedom fighter.’ The party has made it clear that the controversial remark was made in personal capacity and did not reflect the stand of the party on the 18th-century ruler. BJP …

Karnataka drops Prophet Muhammad and Jesus from school syllabus
4 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka drops Prophet Muhammad and Jesus from school syllabus

Op India  

The BJP government in Karnataka has taken down chapters on controversial 18th century figures Tipu Sultan, Hyder Ali from the Class 7 social science textbook. The amended curriculum uploaded on the Karnataka Text Book Society website shows that chapter 5 that mentions Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in the social sciences textbook of class 7 has been removed. Talking about …

Karnataka HC directs state govt to reconsider decision to cancel Tipu Sultan birth anniversary celebrations on 10 Nov
5 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka HC directs state govt to reconsider decision to cancel Tipu Sultan birth anniversary celebrations on 10 Nov

Firstpost  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to reconsider its decision to cancel the birth anniversary celebrations of Tipu Sultan, the controversial 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom, but declined to stay the order. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to reconsider its decision to cancel the birth anniversary celebrations …

‘BJP has adopted double standard on Tipu’
5 years, 4 months ago

‘BJP has adopted double standard on Tipu’

The Hindu  

While the BJP government’s decision to review lessons on Tipu Sultan in textbooks has come under severe criticism from a section of scholars, former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah has alleged that the party leaders have been practising “double standards” with regard to the 18th Century Mysore ruler. At an interaction with journalists on Friday, he argued …

Karnataka to remove Tipu Sultan lesson from school syllabus
5 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka to remove Tipu Sultan lesson from school syllabus

India TV News  

The BJP government in Karnataka would remove the lesson on the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan from school history books as he was a "tyrant" and prosecuted the Hindus, state Chief Minister B.S. The opposition Congress, however, opposed the move to ban Tipu's lesson in school history books and discontinuing Tipu Jayanti celebrations across the state. "It is unfortunate …

Committed to secularism
5 years, 9 months ago

Committed to secularism

The Hindu  

WHEN Girish Karnad passed away in his sleep in the early hours of June 10 at his home in central Bengaluru’s Lavelle Road, an era came to an end. ‘Muscle power’, ‘streams of blood’, ‘destroying the enemy’.Is this even Kannada?” Gauri Lankesh writes that Karnad further said: “Datta Jayanti or Datta Mala are not our tradition at all. In a …

Bengaluru: Secular? Brutal? Or a man of his times?
6 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru: Secular? Brutal? Or a man of his times?

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Had Tipu Sultan, the controversial ruler of the Mysore state, been around to answer secularist claims today, he would have been astonished. Each year, on Tipu's birthday, Mansoor and his family, some of come to Bengaluru from Kolkata, visit the birthplace of Tipu Sultan, in Devanahalli. Hyder was a Tumakuru native “Hyder Ali, father of Tipu Sultan was from …

Appropriating Tipu Sultan: 'Intolerant' Mysuru ruler no different to current politicians, so why the hype
6 years, 4 months ago

Appropriating Tipu Sultan: 'Intolerant' Mysuru ruler no different to current politicians, so why the hype

Firstpost  

Watching these conflicting narratives from the sidelines are the descendants of Tipu Sultan, headed by Asif Ali. Ali said, “We are worried about certain segments of the society attributing wrong things to the Sultan and accusing him of violence and subjugation; we watch this with tearful eyes and a heavy heart.” Editor’s Note: Despite strong opposition from BJP and other …

Striking legacy
6 years, 4 months ago

Striking legacy

The Hindu  

THE Congress-Janata Dal coalition government in Karnataka has decided to continue the commemoration of the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan’s birthday on November 10 as Tipu Jayanti. The article titled “Contested legacy” provided an overview of Tipu Sultan’s reign and his role in fighting the British East India Company. Colonel Bayly, a British officer, writes vividly about the havoc …

Tipu Jayanti: Just another day in ‘secular’ India
6 years, 4 months ago

Tipu Jayanti: Just another day in ‘secular’ India

Op India  

“Don’t you know I have achieved a great victory recently in Malabar and over four lakh Hindus were converted to Islam? Then carrying them away from their native country, we raised them to the honour of Islam, and incorporated them into our Ahmedy corps.” In 1788, in a letter to Abdul Kadir, Tipu says, “Over 12,000 Hindus were ‘honoured’ with …

Tipu in Malabar
7 years, 3 months ago

Tipu in Malabar

The Hindu  

The Congress government in Karnataka led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has marked the birthday of Tipu Sultan on November 10 as “Tipu Jayanti” for the past three years. These records in the Modi script are a gold mine for academics interested in the land reforms carried out by Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in Malabar, which had a long-term impact …

Karnataka on the boil: Siddaramaiah government stirs up a hornet's nest by honouring Tipu Sultan
7 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka on the boil: Siddaramaiah government stirs up a hornet's nest by honouring Tipu Sultan

Firstpost  

The state government-led celebrations in Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada took a strange turn of events when the chief guests themselves unleashed a tirade against the government and Tipu Sultan. NU Nachappa, the Codava National Council president, told Firspost that “since this government is glorifying Tipu Sultan, who had massacred thousands of my tribesmen at Devatparamb, the government becomes the natural …

Politicising Tipu Sultan Jayanti in Karnataka: BJP wasn't always against celebrations, say political pundits as cops detain hundreds in state
7 years, 4 months ago

Politicising Tipu Sultan Jayanti in Karnataka: BJP wasn't always against celebrations, say political pundits as cops detain hundreds in state

Firstpost  

The Siddaramaiah-led government made it an annual affair to celebrate Tipu’s birthday on 10 November since 2015, under the Department of Kannada and Culture. Stones thrown at a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus in Madikeri, during protest against Tipu Jayanti celebrations — ANI November 10, 2017 Five Karnataka districts are under prohibitory orders and these could be extended to …

Row over Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebrations in Karnataka: Who really was Tipu? Usurper or saviour of Mysuru?
7 years, 4 months ago

Row over Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebrations in Karnataka: Who really was Tipu? Usurper or saviour of Mysuru?

Firstpost  

So who really was Tipu Sultan? It is being republished in light of the celebrations and protests underway across Karnataka on the occasion of Tipu Sultan Jayanti. And this is exactly what happened last year, when the Congress-led government in Karnataka decided to celebrate for the first time, the birth anniversary of the controversial Tipu Sultan — erstwhile ruler of …

Siddaramaiah govt set to celebrate Tipu Jayanti despite protests
7 years, 4 months ago

Siddaramaiah govt set to celebrate Tipu Jayanti despite protests

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Despite protests, the Karnataka government is set to celebrate Tipu Jayanti on 10 November across the state amid tight security. Authorities have also refused the BJP’s “Nava Karnataka Parivarthana Rally”—a 75 day tour across all the 224 constituencies led by former chief minister B.S. President Ramnath Kovind’s speech hailing Tipu Sultan as having “died a heroic death fighting the …

Tipu Sultan an opportunist, was paid to fight British: Subramanian Swamy
7 years, 4 months ago

Tipu Sultan an opportunist, was paid to fight British: Subramanian Swamy

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Calling Mysuru king, Tipu Sultan an “opportunist,” who fought the British only because he was “paid” to do so by the French, Rajya Sabha MP, Subramanyam Swamy, maintained on Monday that all claims of Tipu being a warrior, who fought for the country’s Independence, were entirely false. Mr Swamy, who was in Belagavi to deliver a lecture on “Intellectural …

Tipu Sultan was a secular ruler, pro-Kannadiga, says Siddaramaiah
7 years, 4 months ago

Tipu Sultan was a secular ruler, pro-Kannadiga, says Siddaramaiah

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted that attempts are being made to distort history and disturb communal harmony in the state while inaugurating Hampi Utsav at the UNESCO world heritage site, Hampi on Friday, The Vijayanagar rulers were secular and Muslim men were a force to reckon with in the kingdom, he said, adding, "King Sri Krishna Devaraya was so secular …

'Mass murderer' or 'freedom fighter'? Ram Nath Kovind's praise for Tipu Sultan reignites debate over Mysore ruler
7 years, 5 months ago

'Mass murderer' or 'freedom fighter'? Ram Nath Kovind's praise for Tipu Sultan reignites debate over Mysore ruler

Firstpost  

The controversy around the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan was fuelled by President Ram Nath Kovind’s comments praising the erstwhile Mysore ruler. The controversy sparked by the Congress-ruled Karnataka government’s plan to celebrate the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan on 10 November was fuelled on Wednesday by President Ram Nath Kovind’s comments praising the erstwhile Mysore ruler, inviting the ire …

Tipu Sultan row reignites: Siddaramaiah criticises BJP minister for opting out of celebration
7 years, 5 months ago

Tipu Sultan row reignites: Siddaramaiah criticises BJP minister for opting out of celebration

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah hit out on Saturday at Union minister of state for skill development Ananth Kumar Hegde for refusing to be a part of events marking the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan, a celebration that has been a strong issue of contention between the two arch-rivals. Earlier in the day, Hegde reportedly wrote a letter to Siddaramaiah’s secretary …

Karnad's Tipu, more than just a warrior
7 years, 8 months ago

Karnad's Tipu, more than just a warrior

Deccan Chronicle  

Was Tipu Sultan just a selfish monarch or was he a patriot? Written by the masterly author, playwright and actor Girish Karnad and directed by Zafer Mohiuddin, the story shows Tipu’s lesser known softer side…about his unparalleled love for horseback riding, his fascination with his dreams and the inner life of this much-maligned visionary. He’s always been more than a …

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