So if Tipu Sultan was not always untouchable for the BJP, why are they campaigning against him now?Īccording to the Congress, this is an attempt to divide the vote bank along communal lines. “If he was so against Tipu, why did he visit them?” Basavaraj asks.
Stating that the BJP was only trying to divide the voters on communal lines, Member of Legislative Council, Basavaraj Horatti said that BJP state President BS Yeddyurappa had visited Tipu’s monuments multiple times when he had left the BJP and formed the Karnataka Janata Paksha. If the BJP was anti-Tipu, why have they not removed that chapter praising Tipu?” Brijesh asks. CBSE falls under the purview of the Human Resource Development Ministry. The BJP came to power in the Centre, so why have they not changed the name of the train? In the Class 8 CBSE textbook, there is a chapter praising Tipu. These were Tipu Jayanti functions,” Brijesh Kalappa says.Ĭalling the BJP a ‘set of opportunists’, he adds, “The Indian Railways runs a train from Hubballi to Mysuru called Tipu Express. They may claim that it was an Iftar party but these pictures were clicked before 2015 and they were at functions organised by the Muslim community. There are pictures of Jagadish Shettar, Yeddyurappa, R Ashok and other BJP leaders celebrating Tipu Jayanti. It was just not a state-sponsored celebration then. There is also the matter of pictures of Jagadish Shettar, Yeddyurappa, R Ashok and other BJP leaders wearing ‘Tipu Sultan turbans’ at public events before 2015. What changed in 2015?” asks Brijesh Kalappa, a legal advisor to the government of Karnataka, adding that the anti-Hindu stand taken by the BJP is a mere political gimmick. In that letter, he even acknowledges that Tipu was a part of the Freedom struggle. “In that letter, he (Jagadish Shettar) praises Tipu. make him a unique leader far ahead of his age.” His concept of nation State, his idea of State entrepreneurship, his advanced military skill, his zeal for reforms, etc. One part of the message reads, “The modern history of Karnataka covering the period 1782-1799 is known for the significant role played by Tipu Sultan, popularly known as the tiger of the Mysore kingdom. In the book, there is a message from the then Chief Minister – BJP’s Jagadish Shettar. Authored by Dr Sheikh Ali, the 338-page monograph speaks of Tipu’s achievements, acquisitions, and his fight against the British Empire. In fact, back in 2012, the Department of Kannada and Culture had published a book titled Tipu Sultan – A Crusader for Change.
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