January 15, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 10:56 am IST - BENGALURU
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday took exception to the move by the Congress government to celebrate the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan.
Accusing Tipu of being a fundamentalist, BJP State president Pralhad Joshi told a press conference here that the party would oppose any plans to celebrate his birth anniversary.
Instead, he demanded that the government should celebrate the birth anniversary of saint-poet Shishunal Sharief.
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