Pramod Muthalik warns of vandalising Tipu Sultan's statue, if it's installed in Karnataka

HUBBALLI: Sri Ram Sena mentor Pramod Muthalik on Friday warned against erecting statue of Tipu Sultan anywhere in the state. He said, "We will vandalise the statue of Tipu Sultan, if it’s established anywhere in the state."
Speaking on the sidelines of Kanakadasa Jayanti, organized at Idgah Maidan on Friday, Muthalik said that Congress MLA Tanvir Sait has said of erecting a 100-feet high statue of Tipu Sultan in Mysuru.
“If he does it, we will demolish it on the lines of Babri Masjid. Tipu has been a black spot in Karnataka’s history. He insulted Mysuru kings. If Sait wants a statue of any Muslim great soul, let him do with statues of APJ Abdul Kalam, Santha Shishunala Sharif” he suggested.
Meanwhile, he also cleaned the Idgah Maidan, where Tipu Jayanti was celebrated on Thursday, with cow urine. He said the maidan had become ‘impure’ after celebration of Tipu Jayanti and so he cleaned it. He also demanded action against HDMC mayor Iresh Anchatageri for celebrating Tipu Jayanti in HDMC premises.