Narayan’s statement came just a day after state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel stoked another controversy when he said that the staunch followers of Tipu Sultan should not live and the descendants of the former ruler should be driven into the forests.
“Do you want Tipu or Savarkar? Where do we send this Tipu Sultan (Siddaramaiah)? What did Uri Gowda, Nanje Gowda do? You should finish him like that,” Narayan said while addressing BJP workers in Mandya on Monday Narayan said that if the BJP loses the upcoming elections, Siddaramaiah, a fan of Tipu Sultan, will come to power.
“Get the gun…” says Siddaramaiah
A visibly angry Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah not only urged the Bengaluru Police to take up the matter of ‘death threats’ by two BJP leaders, but also questioned the minister for inciting people. “Ashwath Narayan, why are you trying to instigate people? Pick up the gun yourself,” he tweeted in strong words.
“What is the point of talking about eliminating Siddaramaiah like Tipu Sultan? It is an offense and it attracts the Indian Penal Code. The police should take suo moto cognizance and take the matter into their own hands. I ask PM and Amit Shah whether this statement was true or false. The post of a minister is one of responsibility, which protects the people. The same minister is saying that eliminate Siddaramaiah? added the senior Congress leader.
Narayan apologized
Karnataka Higher Education Minister Narayan later apologized for his statement, saying he had “no personal differences with Siddaramaiah”. He said Siddaramaiah’s comparison with Tipu Sultan was just an “accidental confusion” and a political debate.
He said, “If the statement has hurt Siddaramaiah, then I express my regret for that.” I have no personal differences with him. Our differences are purely political and ideological,” the minister said on the floor of the assembly.
“My statement was made in the context of showing how the BJP should defeat the Congress. It was a way of saying that we should defeat Siddaramaiah in the elections,” he explained amid voices of protest from the Congress in the Assembly.
MP Renukacharya, Political Secretary to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and a BJP MLA also condemned Narayan’s remarks. “If he has said so, I condemn it and I will talk to him,” he said.
Siddaramaiah said that the BJP has stooped to this level because it is afraid of losing the upcoming elections. “Their goal is to polarize and they have become desperate,” he said.
The Vokkaliga chieftains defeated Tipu, not the British?
While there are records in history that indicate that Tipu Sultan died defending his capital of Srirangapatna during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799, another account described in a controversial book ‘Tipu Nij Nijayam’ by Narayan Cariappa version, which is based on the Life of Tipu Sultan.
The book, which was also adapted as ‘Tippuvina Nija Kansugalu’ (Tipu’s original dream) and was shown in November last year, states that Tipu Sultan was killed not by the British, but by Vokkaliga chieftains Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda. This is what Narayan was referring to while commenting about Siddaramaiah.
The sale and distribution of Cariappa’s book was banned by a civil court in Bengaluru, saying it could disturb peace and harmony in the state. The decision to ban it came following a petition filed by Raifullah BS, former chairman of the District Waqf Board Committee. The complainant stated that the content of the book was based on false information and the author could not show any source or basis for the information.
“If the contents of the play are false and contain false information about Tipu Sultan, and if it is distributed, it would cause irreparable damage to the plaintiff, and is likely to disturb communal peace and harmony. It is common knowledge that Controversial books sell like hot cakes,” the court said.
Karnataka BJP chief on Tipu, love jihad and Savarkar
On Wednesday, BJP state president Kateel made yet another controversial remark, adding to the list of similar statements he has made over the past few weeks.
Addressing BJP supporters at Yelaburga in Koppal district, Kateel, who recently remarked that the upcoming Karnataka elections would not be fought between BJP and Congress but Veer Savarkar versus Tipu, said, “Those who are staunch followers of Tipu They shouldn’t be living on it.” fertile land”.
“We are devotees of Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman. We are not the children of Tipu. I want to ask the people of Yelaburga – whom do you worship, Anjaneya (Hanuman) or Tipu? Kateel asked, invoking the name of Hanuman at Koppal, as it is believed to be the real “Kishkindha”, the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.
When the crowd responded by calling Kateel Hanuman, the BJP leader said – “Won’t you drive those who praise Tipu back to the jungle? I am issuing a challenge. Those who are staunch followers of Tipu, they should should not survive on fertile soil,” he told the gathering.
This is not the first time that the Karnataka BJP chief has courted controversy with his remarks. A week ago, speaking at a public meeting in Shivamogga, he said the 2023 elections would be fought between the ideologies of Hindutva ideologue Savarkar and Tipu Sultan.
Another video of Kateel that went viral on social media shows her saying that the people of Karnataka should not waste time on “roads, drains, drains and other petty issues” and that innocent Hindu girls should not fall out of that trap. To save, ‘Love Jihad’ should be given priority. , The Dakshina Kannada MP made this statement while speaking during the launch of ‘Booth Vijay Abhiyan’ in Mangaluru city on January 4.
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