Tipu Jayanti will be celebrated at any cost: Jayamala

Bengaluru: Amid opposition for Tipu Jayanthi celebrations to be held in the state on November 10, Minister of Kannada and Culture Dr. Jayamala said that the saffron party will be responsible for any untoward incident occurring on that day. 

The minister was speaking after holding a meeting to discuss the celebratory preparations here on Saturday, November 3. “The coalition government will celebrate Tipu Jayanthi on November 10 at any cost,” she said. 

Taking a jibe at BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa and MP Shobha Karandlaje, Jayamala said that while the two have been voicing their dissent for the Tipu Jayanthi celebrations there were photos that show them celebrating Tipu Jayanti earlier.

Reportedly CM Kumaraswamy had held a meeting regarding the celebration of Tipu Jayanthi a few days ago at his home office Krishna and had informed that the coalition government would celebrate Tipu Jayanti. He had requested the Saffron outfits to respect the decision of the government.

Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore and ruled the Kingdom of Mysore from 1783 to 1799.