Tipu Sultan May Be Dropped From School Books, BS Yediyurappa Indicates | Read

Eighteenth Century ruler Tipu Sultan may soon be obliterated from school history textbooks if Karnataka's BJP Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has his way. Following a suggestion from the MLA from Kodagu, the Chief Minister is considering the idea. The Congress said it is the "height of audacity" and an effort by the BJP to "divert issues". The BJP has already said there would be no celebration of Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary, considered to be on November 10.