Tipu Sultan's descendants slam Cong, BJP for polarising votes in his name
Sahevzada Mansoor Ali said that while BJP is trying to project Tipu Sultan as a villain, Congress is trying to project him as a hero to gain the votes of his admirers.
The descendants of Tipu Sultan has slammed both BJP and the Congress for using the name of Tipu Sultan and trying to polarise votes in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election.
Tipu Sultan, the ruler of erstwhile Mysore kingdom is a divisive historical character. (PTI Photo/For representative purposes only)
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"While BJP is trying to project Tipu Sultan as a villain, the Congress is trying to project him as a hero to gain the votes of his admirers," said Sahebzada Mansoor Ali, the seventh-generation descendant of Tipu Sultan.
"Tipu Sultan has created a history of his own. The manner in which the historical figure's name is being used is absolutely wrong," he added.
"Tipu Sultan sacrificed his life for the country while fighting with the British," he added.
Talking about the issue of Tipu Sultan being raised during the elections, Mansoor Ali said, "The dispute of Tipu Sultan began in 2015 when Siddaramaiah became the Chief Minister of Congress and celebrated Tipu Jayanti. The Jayanti was celebrated just in name. The main purpose of the celebrations was to attract the Muslims towards the Congress."
Ali said that they have decided to file a defamation case against the indiscriminate use of the Tipu Sultan's name for the polarisation of votes and are making legal preparations.
"Our family has decided to take legal action and file a defamation case against those (BJP and Congress) who try to polarise votes in the name of Tipu Sultan. We will move court if these political parties raise the issue of Tipu Sultan in the elections," he added.
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