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Congress MLA Tanveer Sait gets death threat over Tipu Sultan statue row

  •   Fri, Nov 18 2022 11:37:26 AM

Mysuru, Nov 18 (IANS): Former minister and Congress MLA Tanveer Sait has lodged a police complaint alleging that he has received a life threat for announcing to install the tallest statue of Tipu Sultan here, police said on Friday.

The complaint has been filed with Udayagiri police against Raghu, a Hindu activist from Sakleshpur in Hassan district.

Sait has announced that he will get the tallest statue measuring 108 feet of Tipu Sultan installed in historical towns Mysuru or Srirangapatna.

Reacting to this, Raghu in a video urged him to apologise for issuing the statement regarding the installation of the statue. "If the statement is not withdrawn, the place is ready for your burial," he stated in Kannada.

The video had gone viral on social media. Along with MLA Tanveer Sait, K.C. Shaukat Pasha, Secretary of Bidi Mazdoor Association, had also lodged a police complaint regarding the threat.

A prominent minority leader from south Karnataka, Sait carries the political legacy of his father Azeez Sait and represents Narasimharaja Assembly constituency in Mysuru city. He was allegedly stabbed by an SDPI worker in 2019.

Tanveer Sait slammed the ruling BJP and Hindu outfits for attempting to malign and distort the 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan for political gains and announced the building of a statue of Tipu.

"Though construction of statues is not allowed according to Islam, the need for such a symbol is required in present situation where BJP and Sangh Parivar are carrying out continuous propaganda to defame the ruler who fought British and martyred for the country," Tanveer Sait stated.

Hindu outfits have issued direct warning of demolition of the statue of Tipu Sultan for which Tanveer Sait responded that he believed in the constitution of India and has the right as any others do.

Ruling BJP and Hindu outfits maintain that Tipu Sultan was a religious fanatic and indulged in mass conversion of Hindus through cruel means. Ruling BJP had stopped and banned Tipu Jayanthi started by the Congress government headed by Siddaramaiah.

 

 

 

 
  

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  • g m hegde, Mumbai

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    Second Innings! Best of Luck

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  • Rajan, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    History and battles of Tipu Sultan which happened in late 17 th century still reverberating in KARNATAK politics needlessly -- Tipu ruled possibly 20 years -- fought the British -- and by British deceit lost and was killed in Battle after 4 Wars ---- Died in the Year 1799-- There after much water has flown down the Cauvery --1857 first war of independence or known as the Mutiny --WODEYARS RULE ---The east India company replaced by the British Sovereign -- Then the Freedom struggle -- Integration of 500 plus princely states by the Contributions of SHRI VP MENON and FIRST Home minister Shri PATEL ---- with all this INDIA became a unified country --

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  • Sameer, Riyadh

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    We do believe in Tippu's greatness, valor and courage however having his statue is not required. Please donate that amount to the poor who are suffering in hospitals and will be admired by everyone. History itself speaks of anyone's greatness and not statues.

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  • Kedhar, Mangaluru

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    Erect. Erect. OK. Why 108? Erect 111.Erect Tippu Statue. Below his feet either side erect Sait n Siddu's too presenting green shawl to Tippu. Let there be color color lights to be illuminated at nights and waterfalls behind. Side by side erect statues of Khilji, Babar, Aurangzeb and other tyrants. Kush??

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  • S. M F, Dxb /Mlore

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    Smells of burning.

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  • S. M F, Dxb /Mlore

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    Smells of burning.

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  • SRM, Shirva/Menezes

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    POLITICAL FORMULA OF BEING "REMEMBERED"

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  • Bala, Kudla

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    We need a Tipu statue in Karnataka so that one section of society which worship darga's will be satisfied. Can perform uroos at the tomb of Tipu in Srirangapatna.And also he can keep good will with SDPI who attacked him badly are staunch believers of Tipu. But 108 is not good number for Tipu.You can raise the height more..Welcome Back Tipu.

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  • Abbas, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    We do not believe and practice in worshiping idols and do not build statues of any. So fundamentally it is wrong to install statue of a muslim king as it goes against our practice......

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  • RK, Mangalore Surathkal

    Fri, Nov 18 2022

    One more election gimik.. Chalo yatra pappu ke saath 😂😂

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