tipu sultan

Mumbai, February 26 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday that if history were taught accurately in schools over the last 70 years, no Muslim would have considered Mughal emperor Aurangzeb a "hero".He also criticized attempts to draw parallels between Maratha king...

Mumbai, February 26 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a scathing response on Thursday, addressed the controversy surrounding Tipu Sultan, asserting that years of "misleading history" have misled the nation.His remarks came in response to statements made by Congress Maharashtra...

Mumbai, February 21 Amid a power struggle within the Maha Vikas Aghadi over the selection of a candidate for its sole winnable seat in the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Saturday that the opposition alliance would need to discuss if Sharad Pawar...

Thane, February 18 Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane has said that public squares named after Tipu Sultan will not be tolerated, asserting that places with such names "should be built in Pakistan."Rane's comments came after state Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal faced criticism...

Mirzapur (UP), February 17 Amidst the controversy surrounding a viral video purportedly showing him aiming and firing with a rifle at members of a particular community, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that he always makes statements within constitutional limits, and...

Mumbai, February 17 – Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the comparison of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Harshwardhan Sapkal expressed his regret and apologized to the devotees of Shivaji on Tuesday for the misuse of his...

Mumbai, February 17 Facing criticism for his remarks drawing parallels between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan, Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal apologized on Tuesday, saying he did not intend to offend anyone's sentiments.He reiterated that his remarks were...

Mumbai, February 17 Maharashtra Congress leader Sachin Sawant on Tuesday claimed that BJP's Mumbai president Ameet Satam had previously supported a proposal to name a road here after Tipu Sultan, but has now changed his stance for political reasons.Sawant rejected Satam's assertion that the...

Pune, February 16 Protests outside the offices of political parties will be prohibited in the areas under the Pune Police commissionerate, city police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said on Monday, a day after a clash between workers of the BJP and Congress left nine persons injured.The violence...

In Mumbai, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal has accused the BJP of creating a controversy by comparing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, in an attempt to shift public attention away from key issues.On Monday, the Congress leader faced criticism from the Shiv Sena...

Nagpur, February 16 The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday strongly criticized Karnataka Congress minister Priyank Kharge for linking the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to money laundering, asserting that such statements were part of a strategy to insult patriotic organizations and defame patriots...

Mumbai, February 16 – Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal issued a provocative challenge to the BJP on Monday, saying they were free to cut his tongue if he had said anything historically incorrect while equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu...

Mumbai, February 16 – The controversy surrounding the display of Tipu Sultan's portrait in the office of the Malegaon Deputy Mayor intensified on Monday, with Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi defending the former ruler of Mysore as a "freedom fighter" who "bravely fought" against the...

Mumbai, February 16 The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday said Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal, by equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, has unnecessarily provided the BJP with an issue.In an editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana, the party said the BJP...

Bengaluru, February 16 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karnataka unit president B.Y. Vijayendra launched a scathing attack on state Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday over his controversial remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and questioned the relevance of the Congress.In a...

Pune, February 16 The Pune police have registered two separate cases against the BJP and Congress city chiefs and several other party workers after violence following Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal's remarks equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, officials...

Mumbai, February 16 – The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray entered a heated political debate on Monday regarding Tipu Sultan, unequivocally rejecting any comparison between the 18th-century Mysore ruler and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.In a scathing editorial in its mouthpiece, 'Saamana'...

Wardha, February 16 Maharashtra Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal has claimed that the BJP is criticizing his statement about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan, as it wants to divert people's attention from basic issues and also the contents of the Epstein files.Sapkal is under fire...

Mumbai/Pune, February 15 – BJP workers clashed with Congress activists in Pune while protesting against Congress leader Harshwardhan Sapkal's remarks equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan. The opposition party alleged stone-pelting during the protest on Sunday.Police...

Wardha, February 15 Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said on Sunday that his statement about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Tipu Sultan is being criticized by the BJP, as the party wants to divert people's attention from the core issues of the state and also from the contents...