Bengaluru: Amid row, photos of Jagadish Shettar, Yeddyurappa in 'Tipu' events go viral


Bengaluru, Oct 23 (Agencies): Amid a heated debate on Tipu Sultan’s birthday celebrations, old photographs of former chief ministers and senior BJP leaders B S Yeddyurappa and Jagadish Shettar participating in programmes allegedly related to Tipu Sultan have gone viral on social media. The photo of Shettar shows him dressed as Tipu Sultan.

Former deputy chief minister R Ashoka and former Lok Sabha member D B Chandre Gowda are also seen wearing the headgear in the viral photos.

However, Shettar denied that the photo was from Tipu Jayanti celebrations. "It was from an award ceremony of the party's minority morcha, where we were given headgears and swords," he said.

BJP sources claimed that Yeddyurappa's photo was taken in 2010 at an Iftar party and had nothing to do with Tipu Sultan.

Chief minister Siddaramaiah has said Shettar had written a preface to a book praising the valour of Tipu. Shettar had called Tipu a patriot in a book written by historian Sheikh Ali.

"When Yeddyurappa was in KJP (Karnataka Janata Paksha), he had celebrated Tipu Jayanti and Shobha Karandlaje had also attended the event. Now why is Yeddyurappa opposing Tipu Jayanti? They (BJP) are opposing it for political reasons," Siddaramaiah said.

"These photographs are proof of the BJP's double standards and hypocrisy. The BJP leaders who had earlier praised Tipu Sultan are now criticizing him for political gains," he said.

The Siddaramaiah government has decided to celebrate Tipu Jayanti on November 10, when the BJP is planning to call a statewide protest against the 'minority appeasement' politics.

Many BJP leaders, including Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde, had refused to join the birthday celebrations of Tipu Sultan, terming him “anti-Hindu and anti-Kannada.”

BJP general secretary and MP Shobha Karandlaje said the party will launch a protest if the government goes ahead with the celebrations.

“There is no need to include the names of BJP leaders in the invitation on the pretext of following protocol. The government is spreading communal hatred by repeatedly organising Tipu Jayanti." Shobha said.

The Siddaramaiah government has decided to celebrate Tipu Jayanti on November 10, when the BJP is planning to call a statewide protest against the 'minority appeasement' politics.

  

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  • roy pinto, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    hope this not effect coming election for bjp

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    This is nothing but politics without any solid principles

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  • Rezy Online, Mlore/Mct

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    Wah! Wo kare tho chamatkar!
    Hum kare tho Balatkar!

    In BJPs Maharatra cow is Gau Mata
    In BJPs Goa cow is Laxmi

    Cannot unserstand how this shamless hypocrytes even walk in front of people.

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    PEOPLE OF KARNATAKA DO LIKE YOU BCOS OF THESE REASONS.

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  • Rajesh, dubai

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    Jokers dressed up for Ata......???

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  • shan, dubai

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    No it is BJP f ency dress competition..... compare and decide your best competition candidate.

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  • Diva, MANGALURU

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    Now they decided to not to wear 'TOPY'.

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    KALAKKE THAKKA KOALA KTTUNA PARTY. rADD NAALAGEDA UCCHUNAKLU MUKLU!

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  • Shammi, Karnataka

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    Hahaha.Hum kare toh balatkar,tum kare toh chamatkar.

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  • Ruben Pinto, Mangalore/Australia

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    Behind all this drama, what has to be appreciated is that we Indians are tolerant. These leaders do not hate any community. They will do what is necessary to get the community support. Check in Pakistan- no leader dare wear a tilak or visit a Hindu temple. He will be killed for doing so.

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Tue, Oct 24 2017

    Today, medieval India is seen as a place of eternal religious conflict. But that view is more due to modern-day politics than the actual events of history.
    Tipu was the most feared Indian of his time in Britain.He was the only Indian ruler who understood the dangers the British posed to India, and fought four wars to oust them from India in that sense he could be called the first freedom fighter in the subcontinent.
    Tipu was fascinated by western science and technology, and got gun makers, engineers, clockmakers and other experts from France to Mysore. He then set up his own manufacture of bronze cannons, ammunition and muskets to “Make in Mysore”.
    Tipu was not an outside invader he was a son of the soil, the third generation of his family to be born in south India.Tipu’s chief minister Purnaiya, was a Hindu, as were several prominent nobles at his court.
    Tipu was a generous patron of several Hindu temples, including the Sri Ranganatha temple near his main palace at Srirangapattana, and the Sringeri Math, whose swami he respected and called Jagadguru.
    Attacking temples during war wasn't exactly unusual (for example, the Maratha attack on the Tirupati shrine in 1759 is little remembered). But this was no ordinary place of worship. It had been founded a thousand years before by the father of Hindu Advaita philosophy, Adi Shankaracharya. The monk set up an abbey in each corner of the subcontinent: Shringeri in the South, Puri in the East, Dwaraka in the West and Joshimath in the North.
    With the rise of Hindutva in Karnataka in the 1990s, Tipu’s image was sought to be changed from a secular freedom fighter to Muslim tyrant. However, this incident stuck out like a sore thumb. The event – where “Hindu” Marathas attacked a temple protected by a “Muslim” Tipu – confused people who would have liked to see medieval Karnataka as a mirror of modern India, with Hindu-Muslim communal sentiment being a major axis of politics.
    Jai Hind

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    I cannot understand why people still trust these clowns to rule over them.

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  • stephen, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    ooooo BJP and RSS was there in this celebrations hahaha. All Trouble makers who were planning to create Havoc, their Agenda is punctured.

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  • Vishal, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    These BJP fellows can put even a chameleon to shame. Although I am not in favour of organising this Tippu Jayanti, it now appears that it was the BJP who started all this drama. And now they are taking a U-turn. But that is of a piece with their habits.
    They keep blowing hot and cold over matters. The most unreliable party.

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  • shan, dubai

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Shameless people..... Rajasthan is one of most corrupt state. When our Modi says hum nahin karenge and na karna denge..... How Vasudara is making a rule that no one is allowed in the state that they can complain against any government officials i.e. MLA/MP and even retired Government official.... Is it a democratic country???? These fools are just passing time on unnecessary news.... Let them go against corrupt in the state, development, etc.

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  • moshu, mangaluru

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Actors are trained from Nagpur headquarter.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Now no one will vote for BJP ...

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  • Eric Coelho, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    It says in Hindi "Bhanda Phut Gaya". These BJP leaders are hypocrites. It is not a political party but a Mafia Gang that threatens people.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Yeddyurappa in Aurangzeb's attire is Hilarious ...

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Actually, BJP leaders should not appease to minorities when they get no votes from them.

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  • Ravi C, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    I wish if people understand the humanity first than religion, minority and vote bank..

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  • JNB, Mangalore-Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Jokers
    they are ready to change their outlook anytime.

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  • Orton Cordeiro, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Typical Jokers

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  • Latif Mapal, Jeddah - KSA

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    very clear BJP dont want peace and humanity only disturbing with religious issue they ( BJP) are ready pray in masjed for vote only but we should think for peace ad enjoy all humans.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Bharatiya Joker's party kare toh chamatkar!!

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  • SN, MANGALORE

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    After all politics is Drama and acting........ They will do hero's role in one film/event and the opposite in the next movie or event.

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  • Anees, Karkala /Dubai

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    2024...no more BJP. young digital Indians revolt such type attitude party..because they not to do street protest.

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  • Shameer, Abu Dhabi

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Badi Jhooti Party (BJP) is still not ashamed. Bhakton...andhe bann jao ;) ;) ;)

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  • Rao, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    "Jayanti" is also politics and "protest" is also politics.

    These people think people are fools.

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  • Indian, Bangalore

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Ohh No.... BJP's hypocracy should not be revealed...

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  • JNB, Mangalore-Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    :) you can not fool everyone every-time

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Mon, Oct 23 2017

    Bharatiya Jirale Party fit for only making drama !

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