MUMBAI: BJP opposed a proposal that was tabled at a municipal committee meeting to name a garden in Mumbai’s Govandi after Tipu Sultan on Thursday.
BJP members said Tipu Sultan was responsible for the forced conversion of Hindus, among other atrocities, and demanded the garden be named after either Maulana Azad or 1965 Indo-Pak war hero Havildar Abdul Hamid.
In a letter sent to the civic garden and market committee chairman, nominated corporator Bhalchandra Shirsat of the BJP said the party was not opposed to a Muslim name but Tipu Sultan had opposed the British only for his personal gain.