Bengaluru: Kannada activist and politician Vatal Nagaraj garlanded the Tipu statue in Devahanahalli on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan here on Thursday, November 10.
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“Tipu Sultan was a great warrior and thinker. Devanahalli road should be named after him,” he said. His comment comes in the wake of protests across the state by BJP and pro-Hindu organisations opposing Tipu Jayanti.
BJP leaders carried out protests in Bengaluru opposing Tipu Jayanti on Thursday. BJP state president, B S Yeddyurappa said that the government was appeasing the minority community by celebrating Tipu Jayanti. “The state government is responsible for the pro-Hindu leaders killings,” he blamed.
