Mysuru :

District In-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, who inaugurated Tipu Jayanti celebrations here today, said that Tipu Sultan always dreamt of a welfare State during his rule.

Speaking at the celebrations jointly organised by the District Administration, Department of Minority Welfare and District Wakf Consultative Committee at Kalamandira, he said that people who are unaware about the history of Tipu Sultan were indulging in raking up a controversy over the issue and added that Tipu fought against British who were looting the wealth of our country. Calling for maintaining religious harmony, Minister Sreenivasa Prasad said that India was a secular country where people belonging to various religions, castes, culture and traditions lived in harmony.

Stating that the entire six crore population in Karnataka should participate in the Jayanti celebrations, the Minister said that Tipu worked for the welfare of the people and the title ‘Mysore Tiger’ would not have been given to him if he had any other intention.

Speaking on the occasion, MLA Tanveer Sait said that Tipu Jayanti was not restricted to one particular community and added that the controversy behind the Jayanti celebrations were being created by people unaware of Tipu history.

Calling for a debate to resolve the controversy, Tanveer Sait said that though there was a demand to name the Bengaluru International Airport after Tipu Sultan initially, the Muslim community raised no objection after it was named after Kempegowda.

“The demand for celebration of Tipu Jayanti was long-pending. We are grateful to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah who passed the orders to celebrate the Jayanti by the State Government,” the MLA said.

Referring to yesterday’s incident in Kodagu, Tanveer Sait called upon the people not to indulge in violence and to live in peace and harmony.

Earlier, the programme was inaugurated by offering floral tributes to the portrait of Tipu Sultan and by lighting the lamp. The event was presided by MLA Vasu. Journalist T. Gururaj spoke on Tipu Sultan.

Sir Khazi of Mysuru Moulana Mohammed Usman Shariff, Mili Council President Moulana Zakaullah, ZP President Dr. Pushpa B. Amarnath, Vice- President L. Madappa, MLA M.K. Somashekar, MP R. Dhruvanarayan, MLC. R. Dharmasena, MUDA Chairman K.R. Mohan Kumar, Zoo Authority of Karnataka Chairperson Rehana Banu, DC C. Shikha, former MLA Mukthar Unnisa Begum, Tahsildar Naveen Joseph and others were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / November 11th, 2015