No change in Tipu Jayanti celebration; will convince JD(S) too: DyCM Parameshwara

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October 20, 2018

Mysuru, Oct 20: Clarifying that there would be no rethinking in celebrating the birth anniversary of legendary Mysuru ruler and India’s first freedom fighter Tipu Sultan, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara has said that Tipu Jayanti would be celebrated on the same scale as last year.

Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, he ruled out the possibility of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government reviewing the previous Congress government’s decision to celebrate the occasion. “If the JD(S) has any reservations on holding Tipu Jayanti, we will try to convince them,” he said.

When his attention was drawn to Mysuru MP Pratap Simha’s opposition to holding Tipu Jayanti, Mr. Parameshwara said it was the BJP’s ideological stand to oppose Tipu Sultan. “It is their view. We have taken a stand to celebrate Tipu Jayanti. There is an ideological difference between us and them.”

He said historical accounts showed that Tipu Sultan was secular. He was not only associated with SringeriMutt and the Nanjangud temple, but also kept Purnaiah, a Hindu, as his Dewan, the Congress leader said.

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Brahmin Savarkar was non-veg eater; wasn't against cow slaughter: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

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October 3,2024

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao reminded that V D Savarkar was not against cow slaughter as he himself was non-veg eater, PTI reported on Thursday.

"As a Brahmin he was eating meat, and he was openly propagating eating meat," said the minister at an event in Bengaluru.

Reacting to Gundu Rao's claim, BJP MP Anurag Thakur called Congress a "factory of lies" as he warned that India won't tolerate any disrespect towards Savarkar.

"By disrespecting Veer Savarkar they have shown that they don't respect freedom fighters. During the Congress government, Sardar Bhagat Singh was termed a separatist in textbooks...By making those who want to break the nation join the congress party, Rahul Gandhi is taking forward the ideology of 'tukde tukde' and he is a 'modern Jinnah' who speaks ill of the country abroad...," he said.

Meanwhile, a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi earlier this week in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.

The complainant, who is the director of an NGO, claimed he watched a press conference addressed by Gandhi in Hingoli and also a speech made by the Congress leader in November 2022.

He alleged that Gandhi, on the two occasions, by his words and visual representations knowingly harmed the reputation of Veer Savarkar and also tried to defame the latter's image in the society.

According to the complainant, Gandhi said "Savarkar is BJP and RSS jin" which was defamatory in nature.

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