Tipu Sultan is, once again, at the centre of a Congress vs BJP squabble in Karnataka, after a MLA from the ruling party proposed naming the airport in Mysuru after the 18th century ruler.
The Indian ruler who was often referred as 'Tiger of Mysore' breathed his last on May 4, 1799. On his death anniversary, here are some facts about the controversial leader
After BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal compared Muslims to Tipu Sultan and asked people not to vote for a Muslim leader, Congress condemned his remarks and said that he should be debarred from contesting elections.