Congress and JD(U) oppose film by Karnataka minister on Vokkaliga chieftains who ‘killed’ Tipu Sultan

In Karnataka, a row has erupted because the movie manufacturing studio owned by the state Horticulture Minister Munirathna has deliberate to make a biopic on, Vokkaliga chieftains, the killers of Islamist tyrant and erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan. 

Vrushabhadri Productions owned by the movie producer-turned-politician Munirathna has utilized with the Karnataka Film Chambers of Commerce to register Uri Gowda Nanje Gowda because the title of the stated biopic. According to legends within the outdated Mysuru belt, Tipu Sultan was killed by the 2 Vokkaliga chieftains Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, and the film relies on this perception.

However, a number of historians dispute the declare made by some locals of the previous Mysuru belt that Tipu was killed by the 2 Vokkaliga chieftains quite than the British. Congress and JDS additionally claimed that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda by no means existed and they’re fictional characters. However, the BJP opines in any other case, saying that they had been actual, and there’s historic proof to show it.

JD(S) chief H D Kumaraswamy accused the BJP of “misleading” Vokkaligas by using ‘fictional’ characters and claiming they had been accountable for killing Tipu Sultan. He additionally claimed that there are ongoing makes an attempt to defame the group. According to him, this is part of the BJP’s “hidden agenda,” which features a smear marketing campaign to “insult and politically eliminate” Vokkaligas. 

Calling Tipu Sultan a freedom fighter, he alleged that BJP is portraying the Vokkaligas as killers of a freedom fighter. “The BJP is trying to sow seeds of poison through lies and myth, and it has turned its attention on Vokkaligas. This is a hidden agenda by the BJP to insult Vokkaligas through a smear campaign. By attempting to make a film on Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, attempts are being made to rob the Vokkaliga pride on the silver screen,” he tweeted.

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— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) March 17, 2023

H D Kumaraswamy stated that by claiming that the Vokkaliga chieftains killed Tipy Sultan, BJP is trying to make Vokkaligas appear like villains completely in historical past.

Rejecting the claims of the JD(S) and Congress on the difficulty, senior BJP chief and Union Minister of State (MoS) Shobha Karandlaje stated that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda had been actual, and there have been historic references about them. She stated that they fought Tipu to safeguard the household of Mysuru Maharajas and to guard the state, and their names are talked about in folks performs and ballads. “The duo protected the Mysore royal family. Instead of feeling proud of their achievement, why is Congress-JD(S) feeling shy in accepting it,” she stated.

BJP basic secretary C.T. Ravi additionally stated that the characters of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda are historic fact. Revenue Minister R. Ashok stated that the difficulty has nothing to do with politics, and it’s fallacious to deliver a caste angle to it. He asserted that “BJP stands by history.”

Recently, the BJP staff put in arch gateways to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi forward of the inauguration occasion of the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway in Mandya on Sunday. The Karnataka BJP staff had erected an arch hailing Vokkaliga chieftains Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda. This, nevertheless, was changed with that of late Vokkaliga seer Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji after outrage erupted.

Notably, in November final 12 months, a play was staged in Mysuru whereby it was proven that Tipu Sultan was killed by the 2 Vokkaliga chieftains. This play was primarily based on the guide titled ‘Tipu Nijakanasugalu’ (Real Dreams of Tipu) authored by Rangayana director Addanda C. Cariappa. 

On November 22 of final 12 months, in response to a plea filed by the previous chairman of the District Wakf Board Committee, the Additional City Civil and Sessions Court in Bengaluru briefly halted the distribution and sale of the guide.

Back then, Carriappa had stated, “When I try to introduce the darker side and the cruel side of Tipu Sultan, my voice is suppressed. This literary work is the result of extensive research and is based on numerous books. If critics think I am wrong, I am ready to have a debate.”

Shobha Karandlaje, a senior member of the BJP and the Union Minister of State (MoS), asserted that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda had been actual folks with historic references. She stated that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda are talked about in performs and ballads and claimed that they fought Tipu to defend the state and the Mysuru Maharajas. 

It is notable that the Islamic ruler Tipu Sultan is hailed as a freedom fighter by so-called seculars and lots of Muslims. Tipu Sultan is painted because the one who struggled towards the British. But, the anti-Hindu Islamic barbarian acts of the 18th-century tyrant are usually not too outdated to be forgotten. This truth lands the Islamists in the course of an argument that retains arising repeatedly.