Tippu jayanti will go if BJP comes to power: Adityanath
Hosapete, May 9: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Tippu Jayanti, which was introduced by Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka despite much opposition, would go if BJP came to power in the state.
Addressing the BJP rally in the town on Wednesday, Adityanath said that BJP Jayanti would be cancelled and Hanuma Jayanti, Krishna Devaraya Jayanti and Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti would be introduced if BJP came to power in Karnataka. In order to appease the Muslims, Siddaramaiah government has introduced Tippu Jayanti. But it has dropped Hanuma Jayanti, Krishna Devaraya Jayanti and Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, he criticized.
Siddaramaiah government has not given any contribution to farmers due to which, more than 3500 farmers have committed suicide. But the Centre has introduced various programmes for the welfare of the farmers. The Congress government in the state has involved in corruption, sand mafia and other scandals. So, the development has become a nightmare. It has failed on all fronts including law and order situation, he alleged.
BJP candidate HR Gaviyappa, former MLC Mrutyunjay, party district president Channabasavana Gouda, leaders Rani Samyukta, Shashikala, Kishor Pattikonda, Katigi Ramakrishna and others were present.
Empty chairs welcome Adityanath
With an intension of pulling the heavy crowd, the organizers have made elaborate arrangements to welcome Adityanath. But the people were not turned out as expected. So, Adityanath spoke to empty chairs.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
