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Maharashtra Congress person Sachin Sawant connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) accused the BJP of "double standards" and pursuing a polarisation docket aft his party's State main Harshwardhan Sapkal faced criticism for 'equating' Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan.
In a statement, the Congress spokesperson cited respective instances to assertion that BJP leaders had earlier supported oregon endorsed references to 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan successful nationalist spaces and authoritative forums.
He referred to resolutions successful civic bodies successful Akola and Mumbai, arsenic good arsenic past instances wherever BJP leaders had allegedly praised oregon associated with the humanities figure, to reason that the party's existent absorption was politically motivated.
The BJP earlier admired Tipu Sultan, but present calls him atrocious for its polarisation agenda. "What should this hypocrisy beryllium called? Tipu Sultan utilized to deterioration a ringing bearing the sanction of Lord Ram," Mr. Sawant claimed.
He alleged that the BJP was present portraying Tipu Sultan negatively arsenic portion of a strategy to make spiritual divisions, contempt what helium said were earlier expressions of admiration by its leaders.
The Congress person besides accused the ruling enactment of engaging successful "distorted spiritual politics" and attempting to polarise voters, portion reiterating the party's disapproval of the BJP's basal connected the issue.
Further accusing the BJP of "double standards", Mr. Sawant cited that successful 2012, the saffron enactment moved a solution successful the Akola Municipal Corporation to sanction the lasting committee hallway 'Shaheed-e-Watan Sher-e-Mysore Tipu Sultan', projected by erstwhile politician and existent BJP Akola predetermination in-charge Vijay Agrawal.
In 2013, BJP corporators supported a connection to sanction a roadworthy successful Mumbai's M-East ward arsenic 'Shaheed Tipu Sultan Marg', and adjacent existent metropolis Mayor Ritu Tawde's sanction figures among those present, helium stated.
In 2001, a roadworthy successful Andheri (West) was named 'Sher-e-Mysore Tipu Sultan Marg' successful the beingness of erstwhile BJP MP Gopal Shetty and enactment corporators, with the solution passed unanimously, Mr. Sawant said.
BJP person and erstwhile Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa visited Tipu Sultan's tomb and wrote words of praise successful the visitors' book, helium claimed.
In 2017, adjacent the then-President Ram Nath Kovind praised Tipu Sultan successful the Karnataka assembly, Mr. Sawant added.
A governmental enactment erupted connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) implicit a representation of Tipu Sultan successful the bureau of Malegaon Municipal Corporation lawman politician Shan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed, which was opposed by Shiv Sena corporators determination and Hindu outfits.
While pointing to the valour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the mode helium presented the thought of 'Swarajya', Mr. Sapkal gave the illustration of Tipu Sultan's telephone for conflict against the British and claimed this was an perfect articulated connected the aforesaid lines.
Hitting retired astatine Mr. Sapkal, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the examination was condemnable and asserted the Congress person indispensable consciousness ashamed of himself.
Tipu Sultan remains a polarising fig of history, with immoderate invoking his bravery successful the battles against the British, portion others person pointed to his spiritual bigotry and ill-treatment of non-Muslims.
