The BJP government in Karnataka has cancelled the annual birth anniversary celebrations of the controversial 18th century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom, Tipu Sultan, being organised since 2015. The new Yediyurappa government's move through an order comes within three days after it came to power and a day after it won the confidence motion in the state assembly.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/yediyurappa-govt-cancels-tipu-sultan-celebrations-in-karnataka/articleshow/70448956.cms