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After Kolhapur, Maharashtra’s Beed tense now after social media post on Aurangzeb

A teenage boy’s alleged act of putting social media status message glorifying Mughal emperor Aurangzeb has triggered tension in Ashti town of Maharashtra’s Beed district

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36 held for Kolhapur unrest as city limps back to normalcy

The situation in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur is gradually returning to normal, a day after violence during a demonstration against the alleged use of Tipu Sultan’s image along with an objectionable audio message on social media

The Hindu

Protest over social media message turns violent in Kolhapur city; curfew imposed

Internet services have been suspended till Thursday evening while prohibitory orders have been issued till June 19 banning assembly of five or more persons, said a senior police official.

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Maha: Stone pelting in Kolhapur over use of Tipu Sultan’s image with offensive audio as social media 'status'; police send proposal to suspend internet

Police in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur on Wednesday resorted to lathi charge to disperse a crowd that pelted stones during a protest against the alleged use of Tipu Sultan’s image along with an objectionable audio message as social media “status” by a few locals. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Alleged 'provocative' statement: Karnataka HC stays investigation against former deputy CM CN Ashwath Narayan

BENGALURU: In a big relief for former Karnataka deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, the Karnataka high court on Tuesday stayed for four weeks the further investigation in pursuance of the FIR registered against him by the Devaraja police in Mysuru city on May 24,2023…

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HC stays further action based on FIR registered against former minister Ashwath Narayan

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday stayed the investigation and further proceedings based on the First Information Report (FIR) registered against BJP MLA and former minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan for allegedly making a provocative statement in February 2023 against Siddaramaiah, who was then the Leader of the Opposition in…

The Hindu

Q&A: ‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’

The historian tells Al Jazeera lies and falsehoods are being glorified in textbooks by India’s right-wing government.

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BJP made up historical facts on Tipu Sultan to win elections. Will it work?

Many Delhi ‘news’ anchors would like us to believe that an 18th century Muslim ruler is the single most important issue for 21st century Indians.

Newslaundry

The Karnataka election, the ideological contestations

The redrawing of the contours of the three main players in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) will have an impact

The Hindu

Rajnath Singh invokes Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda; translator blanks it out

The names of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda — characters introduced in a play a few months ago and projected as being responsible for the death of Tipu Sultan — were invoked on Saturday for the first time in the ongoing election campaign. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who addressed a…

The Hindu

Kharge as Congress president won’t impact Karnataka election: BJYM chief Tejasvi Surya

Karnataka is the only southern state where the BJP is in office. Assembly election will likely be held in the state in May 2023. Power equations had changed dramatically since the 2018 assembly election. The president of the BJP’s youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Tejasvi Surya, who is…

The Times of India

Karnataka court stays distribution, sale of book on Tipu Sultan

A court here has granted an interim stay on the distribution and sale of a book on Tipu Sultan, on a plea, saying it contained wrong information about the ruler of the erstwhile Mysuru Kingdom.

The Times of India

Sriram Sene's Pramod Muthalik warns of vandalising Tipu Sultan's statue in Karnataka

HUBBALLI: We will vandalise the statue of Tipu Sultan, if it’s established anywhere in Karnataka, warned Sriram Sene mentor Pramod Muthalik on Friday.

The Times of India

Sriram Sene's Pramod Muthalik warns to vandalise Tipu Sultan's statue, if it's installed anywhere in Karnataka

HUBBALLI: We will vandalise the statue of Tipu Sultan, if it’s established anywhere in Karnataka, warned Sriram Sene mentor Pramod Muthalik on Friday.

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Mysuru MP justifies change of train name

It was a conscious and a deliberate decision, says Pratap Simha

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Need for renaming of Tipu Express questioned

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Excavations shed light on Farokhabad fort, Tipu’s Malabar capital

The fort was located on a strategic location on a hillock with the Arabian sea on one side and the Chaliyar river on the other to keep an eye on the military movements from both sides

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Excavations shed light on Farokhabad fort, Tipu Sultan’s Malabar capital

Situated on a hillock with the Arabian Sea on one side and the Chaliyar river on the other, this was the only fort in Kerala built entirely by Tipu Sultan

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Two centuries on the trot, Anthiyur saddles up for horse fair yet again

The historic market for horses in this nondescript region of Erode district, often compared to the Pushkar livestock fair in Ajmer, is making a comeback after a two-year pandemic-induced break with indigenous and rare breeds vying for attention

The Hindu

Murugha seer taken to mutt for mahazar

BJP MLA Yatnal urges the seer to step down as head of mutt

The Hindu

Historian Sheik Ali is dead

He was best known for his works on Tipu Sultan and comprehensive history of Karnataka

The Hindu

Eshwarappa gets threat letter

Hassan

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Opposition or support for Savarkar, Tipu should only be done rationally: CM

‘The issue should not be fought on the streets, leading to law and order problem’

The Hindu

Owaisi flays release of Bilkis Bano case convicts

Hyderabad MP questions why no one is out to protest their release

The Hindu

Four held for pulling down Tipu’s cutout

One of the accused says Tipu Sultan was not a freedom fighter

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