The development comes after the Karnataka High Court struck down a petition to restrict Tipu Jayanti celebrations this year.
"Tipu Sultan died a historic death fighting the British. He was also a pioneer in the development of Mysore rockets," President Kovind said.
The minister has written a letter to the state chief secretary and the deputy commissioner of Uttara Kannada directing them not to include his name in programme invitations to mark Tipu Jayanti.
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday questioned the state government's logic behind celebrating the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan, observing he wasn't a freedom fighter but a monarch who fought to safeguard his interests. The
New Delhi: Highly critical of Karnataka government's decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanti to “appease” minorities, an article in ‘Panchjanya' described him as ‘Aurangzeb' of South who “forcibly” converted lakhs of people. Citing an eminent sage's
Hyderabad :Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal today burnt the effigy of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here protesting the death of their leader during a stir in that state triggered by a controversy
PM Modi to address 70,000 people at Wembley StadiumLondon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing an estimated 70,000 people at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London today. Modi will also be having a lunch
New Delhi: BJP on Thursday demanded the Karnataka chief minister's resignation following death of two persons in violence over Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary celebrations, and took a swipe at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi asking if
Bengaluru: After noted playwright Girish Karnad, BJP MP from Kodagu district in Mysore, Pratap Simha has now claimed of receiving death threat.Pratap Simha filed a complaint today in which the BJP MP has claimed that
New Delhi: In the wake of the controversy over the celebration of Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary in Karnataka, the BJP on Thursday demanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's resignation for his alleged failure to control law and
Bengaluru: Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad has been been threatened he would meet the same end as murdered rationalist MM Kalburgi for raising a demand to rename the Kempegowda International airport in Bengaluru after Tipu Sultan.The
Bengaluru: Under severe attack for his remarks that Bengaluru International airport should have been named after 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan rather than the city founder Kempegowda, Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad today offered his
Bengaluru: Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad today said 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan would have enjoyed the same status as of Maratha king Chhatrapathi Shivaji, if he was a Hindu and not a Muslim.In another
Allahabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today described the death of a middle-aged man during clashes at a town in Karnataka as "brutal killing" and asked the Centre to "protect Hindus against such acts of religious
Bengaluru: The statewide celebrations of Tipu Sultan's 266th birth anniversary in the state of Karnataka took an ugly turn when a VHP leader was killed and over 30 other activists were injured.The protest march was
Bengaluru: Defending his government's decision celebrate the birth anniversary of the 18th century legendary king Tipu Sultan, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today termed opposition to it as a "conspiracy" by RSS and other communal forces
Bengaluru: Even as Sangh Parivar outfits in Karnataka have threatened to disrupt the first ever government celebration of 18th century king Tipu Sultan's birthday on November 10, RSS today described him as "the most intolerant
Dindigul: Dubbing Tipu Sultan as a "traitor", BJP National Secretary H Raja today demanded the Tamil Nadu government to drop plans to construct a memorial in this town and warned that people would resort to
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