Summary:
@AmitShah in a desperate attempt to communalise, picks on Tipu Jayanthi,” Siddaramaiah said in a tweet. Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today hit back at BJP chief Amit Shah for attacking his government for celebrating “Tipu Jayanti” and accused him of making a “desperate attempt” to communalise the situation ahead of the state Assembly polls. In a series of tweets in Kannada, Siddaramaiah defended the “Tipu Jayanti” celebrations. A day after coming under fire by the BJP chief at a rally here, Siddaramaiah claimed the election had brought “tourists like Shah” who display ignorance about the state. “People of the state have accepted Tipu Jayanti..