Tipu Jayanti is opposed for political reasons: Siddaramaiah
“BJP people are hypocrites”
Bengaluru, November 10: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah said that the BJP people have been opposing Tipu Jayanti for political reasons.
After receiving felicitation from Muslim religious heads at his residence here on Saturday, Siddaramaiah said that the BJP has been opposing the Tipu Jayanti for political reasons. When the BJP was in power, the saffron leaders had wielded swords and wore turbans. But then, they did not oppose it. Why now, he asked.
BJP leaders have been misleading the people with false information. There was communal harmony during Tipu Sultan time. During the previous government, total 13 Jayantis including Tipu Jayanti were celebrated, he said.
When Jagadish Shettar was the chief minister, he had written preface to a book on Tipu Sultan. BJP leaders were like wolf in sheep’s clothing. The propaganda like Tipu was anti-Hindu was false. Many Hindus were in better jobs in his administration, he added.
Islam religious heads felicitated Siddaramaiah with silver sword, garland and Tipu turban. Food and Civil Supplies, and Minority Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan was present.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
