Kasargod: Ahead of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary, former chief minister,<\/b>
\nKasargod: Ahead of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan\u2019s birth anniversary, former chief minister, BS Yeddyurappa called the state government\u2019s celebrations a gimmick to appease the Muslim community.
\u201cWe are opposing this (Tipu Jayanti). Nobody will appreciate this celebration. Government\u2019s intention behind the Tipu Jayanti celebration is just to satisfy the people of the Muslim community. Even within the Congress and JD(S), people are opposing this,\u201d Yeddyurappa, the Karnataka chief of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), told ANI.
He further said that the state government should have celebrated former president APJ Abdul Kalam\u2019s birthday instead of Tipu Jayanti.
Congress leader DK Shivakumar, however, said that the BJP always opposes \u2018national patriots.\u2019
\u201cThe BJP always opposes any national patriots. Tipu Sultan has a long history and there is nothing wrong in conducting Tipu Jayanti. BJP has its political agenda. They want to create some differences between Hindus and minorities,\u201d Shivakumar told ANI.
Referring to the President\u2019s speech in the Parliament last year, he said, \u201cHe (Tipu Sultan) was appreciated by his Excellency on the floor of the House for his historic battle.\u201d
Tipu Sultan had fought against the British and died in 1799 while defending his capital Srirangapatna, present-day Mandya, in Karnataka.
Several leaders of the BJP, however, claim that the ruler was \u201cagainst Kannada language and anti-Hindu\u201d and thus flay the state government for celebrating his birth anniversary or Tipu Jayanti.
On Wednesday, the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, sister outfit of Hindu right-wing group Sanathan Sanstha, demanded that the celebrations be called off.<\/p>\n

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