Tension gripped Karnataka's Raichur district on Wednesday after a portrait of Tipu Sultan, the erstwhile ruler of Mysore, was garlanded with footwear. The Muslim community staged a massive protest ...

A photo from 2014 showing Tipu Sultan in Karnataka’s tableau for the then Republic Day parade is viral claiming it is recent ...

BOOM found that the theme for Karnataka's tableau in the 2025 Republic Day parade was the historic town of Lakkundi and did not show Tipu Sultan.

Tipu Sultan (c 1750-1799) was born in Devanhalli, Karnataka. His father, Hyder Ali, made himself Muslim ruler of Mysore around 1761. From an early age Tipu accompanied his father on military ...