Mangaluru/Bengaluru: The Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have decided to oppose the state government’s decision of celebrating Tipu Jayanthi across the state on November 10.
Addressing a public meet on Sunday in Mangaluru, VHP joint secretary Surendra Kumar Jain said that the VHP and Bajrang Dal would not allow the government to hold either the birth or death anniversary of Tipu Sultan.
He added that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had to stop trying to please a community by organizing Tipu Jayanti; he alleged that the Chief Minister organized the celebrations for votes and in turn created unrest in the state.
The VHP said that the state government should not repeat the mistake committed last year and if done so this year, both the VHP and Bajrang Dal would jointly stage protests.
(Agencies)
