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  Shivaji-Tipu comparison row: Rs 10 lakh bounty announced to cut Maharashtra Congress Chief's tongue

  Maharashtra | February 15, 2026 14:15 IST

  The controversy began after Sapkal commented on a separate dispute over the installation of Tipu Sultan’s photograph at the Malegaon Municipal Corporation.

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  Tipu Sultan's Palace in Chikkaballapur defaced, gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's name carved on wall

  India | October 28, 2025 13:53 IST

  Miscreants defaced Tipu Sultan’s historic Summer Palace at Nandigiridhama in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur taluk, engraving the name of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi on one of its ancient walls.

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

  India | December 01, 2024 11:44 IST

  Jaishankar further emphasised that Indian history has focused more on Tipu Sultan's battles with the British, and "underplaying" or "neglecting" other aspects of his rule.

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  UK: Queen Camilla unveils portrait of Tipu Sultan's descendant who helped British forces during WWII

  World | August 30, 2023 20:04 IST

  Noor Inayat Khan served as an undercover agent for the British forces and was captured by German forces in 1943. She was shot dead at Dachau concentration camp next year.

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  Maharashtra: Bulldozer razes illegal memorial of Tipu Sultan, security stepped up

  Maharashtra | June 10, 2023 11:38 IST

  Maharashtra: An illegal memorial of Tipu Sultan was bulldozed in Maharashtra's Dhule city built by an AIMIM MLA in the middle of the road.

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  Karnataka Election: Why does Tipu become 'alive' in every election, Why the tension about Tipu Sulta

  News | April 27, 2023 18:45 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave the victory mantra to the workers of Karnataka. PM is going to campaign in the election field tomorrow. Now only two weeks are left for voting.

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

  Karnataka | February 16, 2023 10:20 IST

  Assaduddin Owaisi asked PM Modi will he take action against Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel who allegedly made a provocative remark on Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan?

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  'Will cut your tongue': Karnataka BJP MLA gets threat over remarks against Tipu Sultan

  India | August 25, 2022 8:12 IST

  Karnataka news: Earlier on Tuesday, senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa accused minorities of sparking communal tension in Shivamogga.

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  Aaj Ki Baat: Clashes over posters of Savarkar and Tipu Sultan, Stoning and Lathicharge in Karnataka

  Aaj Ki Baat | August 17, 2022 9:58 IST

  A 20-year-old youth was stabbed in Karnataka's Shivamogga district on Monday. The attack took place after a clash broke out in the district as some members of the Muslim community tried replacing posters of Veer Savarkar with that of Tipu Sultan. Watch this episode of Aaj Ki Baat.

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  Karnataka: Man stabbed in Shivamogga after clash over Veer Savarkar, Tipu Sultan posters; 4 arrested

  India | August 16, 2022 8:35 IST

  Karnataka clashes: The attack took place after a clash broke out in the district as some members of the Muslim community tried replacing posters of Veer Savarkar with that of Tipu Sultan.

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  BJP opposes 'naming' of Mumbai garden after Tipu Sultan; minister says name is around for long

  India | January 26, 2022 20:03 IST

  Maharashtra minister Aslam Shaikh who inaugurated new facilities at the garden in Malvani area stated that it always bore the name of Tipu Sultan, and there was no fresh nomenclature.

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  'BJP has hidden agenda': DK Shivakumar on Karnataka curtailing chapter on Tipu Sultan

  News | July 29, 2020 21:10 IST

  The President of Karnataka Congress, DK Shivakumar commented over curtailing chapters on Tipu Sultan, Hyder Ali from the class 7 social science textbook in the state.

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  Panel recommends retaining chapters on Tipu in Karnataka textbooks

  India | December 12, 2019 17:39 IST

  The Committee, comprising historians and academicians, submitted its report on December 9 to the then Karnataka Textbook Society chairman H N Gopalakrishna.  

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  Reconsider ban on Tipu Jayanti: HC asks Karnataka govt

  India | November 06, 2019 22:57 IST

  The HC declined to stay the ban on Hazrat Tipu Jayanti and sought in public interest litigation (PIL), which was filed to challenge the government's decision to cancel the November 10 Tipu Jayanti celebrations as a state event.

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  Karnataka to remove Tipu Sultan lesson from school syllabus

  India | October 30, 2019 16:43 IST

  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. Yedyiurappa said on Wednesday.  

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  Tipu Sultan Jayanti: Protest by BJP mars celebrations; Karnataka CM, Deputy CM skip event

  India | November 10, 2018 15:16 IST

  Tipu Jayanthi is celebrated to observe the birth anniversary of controversial 18th-century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore kingdom, Tipu Sultan. 

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  Tipu Sultan Jayanti: Protesting BJP workers in Hubli, Madikeri detained; Section 144 in Hubli, Dharwad, Kodagu

  India | November 10, 2018 19:17 IST

  The celebration of Tipu Jayanti is being particularly opposed by people from the Kodagu region of Karnataka citing incidents of violence that occurred in Kodagu in 2015 during celebrations and the historical animosity among the people of the region towards the 18th-century ruler.

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  Karnataka: Security tightened across state ahead of Tipu Jayanti celebrations, section 144 imposed in several areas

  India | November 09, 2018 22:17 IST

  Earlier in the day, the BJP staged protests asking the authorities to drop the event.

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  Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy decides to skip Tipu Jayanti celebrations, cites health reasons

  India | November 09, 2018 12:59 IST

  Kumaraswamy had opposed the celebrations for the 18th-century king Tipu Sultan when he was in opposition during the previous Congress regime headed by Siddaramaiah. But he recently decided to go ahead with the event.

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  Karnataka elections: Congress celebrating 'Jayantis of Sultans' for vote bank politics, says PM Modi

  May 06, 2018 13:35 IST

  Modi was apparently referring to the Siddaramaiah government's controversial decision to celebrate "Tipu Jayanti" every year on November 10.