The Tipu Sultan controversy does not seem to be cooling off any sooner. A week after legendary film and theatre actor Girish Karnad stated that the Bengaluru’s Kempe Gowda International Airport be renamed after the erstwhile Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, the ugly attack on the popular actor is only getting intensified.
Yesterday, a noted Kannada actor named Huccha Venkat openly threatened Girish Karnad in a TV interview saying, “I Will Kill You. I will break your hands and legs! Girish Karnad! Do you know the history of Tipu Sultan? He was against Hindus.”
Continuing his deadly attack, Venkat said, “How much knowledge do you have about him? I will order all Kannadigas to kill him. If 1,000 people kill him together, will all be jailed? Karnataka always belongs to Kannadigas and they should rule the state.”
Already, Girish Karnad received death threats from unknown persons belonging to Hindu right wing groups for his comments on Tipu Sultan. Recently, Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary celebrations too sparked off violence which even resulted in the death of a person.
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