NEW DELHI - BJP Hindu extremist government in India to remove Muslim hero Tip Sultan from syllabus books.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said that the state government is trying its to remove material related to Tipu Sultan from middle school history text books.
Speaking to TNM, Yediyurappa said, “I am against Tipu Sultan and I am against Tipu Jayanthi. Our government will not allow the celebration of Tipu Jayanthi. We are trying everything we can to remove Tipu Sultan from school textbooks.”
Yediyurappa’s statement comes two days after Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Suresh Kumar released a statement regarding the formation of a committee to look into the issue.