{"id":45580,"date":"2016-11-03T10:46:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T05:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=45580"},"modified":"2016-11-03T10:46:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T05:16:17","slug":"tipu-monarch-not-freedom-fighter-karnataka-hc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/tipu-monarch-not-freedom-fighter-karnataka-hc","title":{"rendered":"Tipu a monarch, not freedom fighter: Karnataka HC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/Karnataka-High-Court.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"175\" data-attachment-id=\"45581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/tipu-monarch-not-freedom-fighter-karnataka-hc\/karnataka-high-court-3\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/Karnataka-High-Court.jpg?fit=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"263,175\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"karnataka-high-court\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/Karnataka-High-Court.jpg?fit=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/Karnataka-High-Court.jpg?fit=263%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-45581\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/Karnataka-High-Court.jpg?resize=263%2C175&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"karnataka-high-court\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/Karnataka-High-Court.jpg?w=263&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/Karnataka-High-Court.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/a>The Karnataka High Court today questioned the state government&#8217;s logic behind celebrating the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan, observing he wasn&#8217;t a freedom fighter but a monarch who fought to safeguard his interests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is the logic behind celebrating Tipu Jayanti? Tipu was not a freedom fighter, but a monarch who fought the opponents to safeguard his interests,&#8221; Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee, presiding over the division bench, observed.<\/p>\n<p>Justice R B Budhihal is the other member of the bench.<\/p>\n<p>The observation was made by the Chief Justice during a hearing on a Public Interest Litigation filed by South Kodagu- based K P Manjunatha, challenging government&#8217;s move to celebrate Tipu Jayanti.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Mukherjee also questioned the logic behind celebrating Tipu Jayanti amid fears of communal tension escalating in Kodagu district and other parts of the state.<\/p>\n<p>He observed that last year&#8217;s celebrations had resulted in a law-and-order situation after protesters resorted to violence.<\/p>\n<p>However, public counsel M R Naik defended the celebrations, saying Tipu was a great warrior who fought against the British.<\/p>\n<p>Countering the submissions, Sajan Poovaiah, counsel for the petitioner, said Tipu was a tyrant ruler who killed people belonging to many communities, including Kodavas, Konkanis and Christians.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing will resume tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The Congress government&#8217;s decision to observe the birth anniversary of the 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore kingdom has stirred a major controversy, with opinion sharply divided among intellectuals, academia and different communities and organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Tipu Jayanti, slated to be celebrated across the state on November 10, is being observed since last year following a government decision, which had triggered a major row and caused violence in Kodagu district last November.<\/p>\n<p>RSS had stated recently it opposed the celebration and would stage protests against it as the ruler of the erstwhile Mysore kingdom was a &#8220;religious bigot and a violent sultan&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>BJP has also expressed its strong opposition to &#8216;Tipu Jayanti&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Karnataka High Court today questioned the state government&#8217;s logic behind celebrating the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan, observing he wasn&#8217;t a freedom fighter but a monarch who fought to safeguard his interests. &#8220;What is the logic behind celebrating Tipu Jayanti? 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