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The Congress in its manifesto for the recently concluded Karnataka assembly polls had promised to undo the changes made to school textbooks when the BJP was in power.
Some Veerashaiva-Lingayat seers had appealed to the chief minister for a survey of the 'Peer Pasha Bangla', claiming that it was the original 'Anubhava Mantapa', the sacred seat of the founder of Lingayat sect Basaveshwara.
Karnataka education department sources said that the committee has dropped the parts which glorified Mysuru king Tipu Sultan. But, a lesson on him is retained as it has historical significance.