Tipu Jayanti: Celebrating a tyrant?

The Karnataka government Monday decided to celebrate "Tipu Jayanti" to mark the birth anniversary of controversial 18th-century ruler of erstwhile Mysore kingdom, Tipu Sultan, bringing the state under a thick security blanket, amid threats of protest by the BJP.

Meanwhile, calling Tipu a "religious bigot", state BJP has urged the government to drop its decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanti.