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 ...

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 ...