Was Tipu Sultan a freedom fighter or intolerant ruler? Controversy in Karnataka on birth anniversary

[hkdas]

In that case you don't have any problem to call Modi a terrorist since he is also intolerant towards muslim and dalits.

he is not intolerant towards Muslims.. if he was then there won't be any Muslims in india.

UNNIARCHA had an affair with mir khasim

noo... she did it as a revenge. tipu killed her family. she was forces to marry him.

 

[Maarkhoor]

he is not intolerant towards Muslims.. if he was then there won't be any Muslims in india.

Ok then why you call Tipu intolerant if he was then why he not kill all the Hindus under his rule ?

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Our history is slowly being erased piece by piece. Calling Tipu Sultan a villain is part of that ideology that wants Islamic figures ideology and thinking out of the country. Fortunately muslims are a martial people and we will not let that happen.

It works both ways. Tipu fought against the British and also was a little excessive in his battles with his peers. That's how all the kings were in those days. People who say he has no merit are wrong. People who say he is completely good are also wrong. In general we should not look too deep into these people.

 

[vayuputhra]

Ok then why you call Tipu intolerant if he was then why he not kill all the Hinpeople,der his rule ?

He was OK when he looked after every one equally but when he started to massacre thousands of Hindus, especially the coastal people, his downfall had begun, he began to loose battles and finally lost his wealth and his sons. He did kill Hindus and Christians in thousands if not in millions, one of the reasons for his down fall. He had become a fenatic like Hitler, gadaffi, or Saddam, and he also had enmity with sunni nizams.

 

[Maarkhoor]

He was OK when he looked after every one equally but when he started to massacre thousands of Hindus, especially the coastal people, his downfall had begun, he began to loose battles and finally lost his wealth and his sons. He did kill Hindus and Christians in thousands if not in millions, one of the reasons for his down fall. He had become a fenatic like Hitler, gadaffi, or Saddam, and he also had enmity with sunni nizams.

I don't know about the stories you are narrating since Modi Ji comes in power but the history tells the other story even the quite neutral sources call him true freedom fighter.
Like Babri masjid and many other thing no saffron chadizz started to defame great freedom fighter of musim origin the want to clear the history with Hinduvta eraser but they will not succeed to erase 1000 years mulsim rule. If muslim rulers were that bad bet me in 1000 years no Hindu will alive today to tell they story they are very nice people only the traitors got punished. They allow Hindus to build temples and practice their faith even allotted them high posts. Now stop tagging me for non sense stories which hardly exist before Modi.

 

[Point_4590]

I don't know about the stories you are narrating since Modi Ji comes in power but the history tells the other story even the quite neutral sources call him true freedom fighter.
Like Babri masjid and many other thing no saffron chadizz started to defame great freedom fighter of musim origin the want to clear the history with Hinduvta eraser but they will not succeed to erase 1000 years mulsim rule. If muslim rulers were that bad bet me in 1000 years no Hindu will alive today to tell they story they are very nice people only the traitors got punished. They allow Hindus to build temples and practice their faith even allotted them high posts. Now stop tagging me for non sense stories which hardly exist before Modi.

There is no 1000 year muslim rule in any part of india let alone entire indian mainland which extends to far off places like T.N and Ap.

 

[Bang Galore]

I don't know about the stories you are narrating since Modi Ji comes in power but the history tells the other story even the quite neutral sources call him true freedom fighter.
Like Babri masjid and many other thing no saffron chadizz started to defame great freedom fighter of musim origin the want to clear the history with Hinduvta eraser but they will not succeed to erase 1000 years mulsim rule. If muslim rulers were that bad bet me in 1000 years no Hindu will alive today to tell they story they are very nice people only the traitors got punished. They allow Hindus to build temples and practice their faith even allotted them high posts. Now stop tagging me for non sense stories which hardly exist before Modi.

The stories are correct. Tip Sultan displayed two different faces. While for most of the people in the Mysore Kingdom, Tipu showed almost no bigotry, he did display that side in Coorg, coastal Karnataka & Kerala.

He was not as evil as some make him out to be nor is he as good as supporterswould like to believe.

 

[Point_4590]

IMO its Ironic to celebrate the anniversary of Tipu,he was killed by East India company's army whose forces were entirely consist of Indians mostly high caste hindus from oudh,east india and hindustani muslims.

 

[nair]

Will narrate an example- the Idol of guruvayoor was moved to ambalappuzha temple down south, on the fear of tippu reaching there.....

The stories are correct. Tip Sultan displayed two different faces. While for most of the people in the Mysore Kingdom, Tipu showed almost no bigotry, he did display that side in Coorg, coastal Karnataka & Kerala.

He was not as evil as some make him out to be nor is he as good as supporterswould like to believe.

 

[navtrek]

Our history is slowly being erased piece by piece. Calling Tipu Sultan a villain is part of that ideology that wants Islamic figures ideology and thinking out of the country. Fortunately muslims are a martial people and we will not let that happen.

No not really he has committed atrocities too like any other King. People are just giving it the religion angle and making it political.

You can search on the internet and you will find enough neutral resources on the atrocities. I am not justifying what RSS is doing but at the same time the truth is also there.

Lets not give a Hindu, Muslim colour to it.

 

[Maarkhoor]

Will narrate an example- the Idol of guruvayoor was moved to ambalappuzha temple down south, on the fear of tippu reaching there.....

Dear Sir as i come to know Tipu target Tamil Nadu and related areas as claimed by posters but not hurt other Hindus means there is something related to specific area only not the religion as he accused may be he find people of those area hostile and danger to his rule.

 

[rockstarIN]

Dear Sir as i come to know Tipu target Tamil Nadu and related areas as claimed by posters but not hurt other Hindus means there is something related to specific area only not the religion as he accused may be he find people of those area hostile and danger to his rule.

He finished off from Koorg (now part of Karnataka state now) to Malabar (now north kerala, calicut kindom then) till the Nedumkotta fort (which is in central kerala part now, then part of kochi kindom which allowed travencore army to defend its borders) where he halted due to the huge fort.

Battle of the Nedumkotta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[RealNapster]

Image courtesy: British Library
Zee Media Bureau

Bengaluru: A controversy has erupted in Karnataka over the state government's decision to celebrate the birth anniversary of 18th century ruler, Tipu Sultan, on Tuesday (November 10).


The erstwhile King of Mysore is widely regarded as a freedom fighter who fought the initial independence wars against the British.

However, many also describe him as an intolerant king who forced Hindus to convert to Islam and also persecuted Christians.

RSS and its related outfits have decided not just to boycott the celebrations but also threatened to disrupt events being held in the state today.

For RSS, Tipu Sultan was an intolerant ruler.

Also Read: CM Siddaramaiah defends decision to observe Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary

Tipu was a ruler of Mysore but he was also the most intolerant king recorded by history - "not by RSS or any other people", NDTV quoted senior RSS pracharak V Nagaraj as saying.

The BJP, which is also boycotting the celebrations, called the King a "religious bigot".

"It's a total boycott on our part, no public representative from our party at any level should participate in the official function," state BJP president Prahlad Joshi said, while describing Tipu Sultan as a "fanatic" and "anti-Kannada".

As per PTI, Mangaluru United Christian Association has also protested against 'Tipu Jayanti' celebrations, alleging he was responsible for destruction of many churches in the coastal region and harassment to Christians during his rule.

The Congress government in the state, however, has justified its decision to celebrate the day.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said only the RSS and "other communal forces" were opposing the celebrations.

"Tipu is a patriot. He fought against the British. In a sense freedom struggle began from three Mysore wars. He lost his life during the battle, and he had even pledged his son to British. RSS is unnecessarily trying to defame him, we will celebrate his Jayanti," Siddaramaiah added.

Historians, meanwhile, describe Tipu as a reformer and say he had helped restored several temples.

According to historian NV Narasimhaiah, Tipu banned liquor and also worked for upliftment of women.

Even voices in the BJP differ on Tipu.

BJP leader Abdul Azeem said, as per the channel: "Tipu Sultan was very secular and gave equal treatment to Hindus and Muslims. Not only mosques but also temples were looked after."

Tipu was a ruler of the erstwhile kingdom of Mysore, who was considered an implacable enemy of the British East India Company. He was killed in May 1799 while defending his fort of Srirangapatna against the British forces.

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First Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 11:32

Was Tipu Sultan a freedom fighter or intolerant ruler? Controversy in Karnataka on birth anniversary | Zee News

first of all. the man is this picture is not "tipu sultan" ... we all get it wrong. infect many of us confuse Masjid-e-aqsa with bait-ul-muqadas.

 

[vayuputhra]

I don't know about the stories you are narrating since Modi Ji comes in power but the history tells the other story even the quite neutral sources call him true freedom fighter.
Like Babri masjid and many other thing no saffron chadizz started to defame great freedom fighter of musim origin the want to clear the history with Hinduvta eraser but they will not succeed to erase 1000 years mulsim rule. If muslim rulers were that bad bet me in 1000 years no Hindu will alive today to tell they story they are very nice people only the traitors got punished. They allow Hindus to build temples and practice their faith even allotted them high posts. Now stop tagging me for non sense stories which hardly exist before Modi.

For your information, Muslims did not rule whole of India, only when muslims were friendly with Hindus their rule succeeded, when ever these muslims confronted they did not last long, what happened to the last mighty moghul he did not had the 3X6 land for his dead body, And by the way even in India sunni rulers namely moghuls hated shia rulers of Bijapur, this made aurangazeb loose a large portion of his kingdom, moghuls were only limited to north India, by the way where has the Bijapur sultans gone? Hindus have always resisted Islamic rule, never could any ruler rule India ccompletely.

 

[hkdas]

Ok then why you call Tipu intolerant if he was then why he not kill all the Hindus under his rule ?

because he was Spree killer of non-Muslims. he destroys temples, and take all the wealth from the temple(templs in south india are very rich and contains a wast quantity of gold and precious stones).. also take away the Idol if it is made of gold. he kills men and capture women(non-muslims) mostly from upper cast Hindus and ether he keeps them as his concubine or make them his servants. many upper cast women committed suicides to avoid capturing by tipu sulthan or his army.