Tipu Jayanthi

The hidden Kerala link in the murders of RSS, BJP members in Karnataka

The brazenness of these killings could also be attributed to the fact that the RSS and the BJP have a strong base in Karnataka, and such wanton murders can be seen as a brutally effective tactic to discourage those espousing Hindu causes.

It's always about politics: Here's why Karnataka is raging over govt's plans to celebrate Tipu Sultan Jayanti

Coorg was directly affected by Tipu's tyranny. His occupation of the tiny kingdom, those days ruled by the Haleri dynasty, was marked with destruction of temples, killing of what Tipu called infidels, and mass conversions