Mangaluru, Nov 09, 2018: The DK District unit of the BJP staged a protest in front of the DC office here on November 9, Friday to oppose the Tipu Jayanthi celebrations scheduled to be held on November 10.
Addressing the protestors MP Nalin Kumar Kateel alleged that the erstwhile chief minister Siddaramaiah initiated Tipu Jayanthi celebrations in 2015 in order to incite the communal sentiments of the people. He said there was nothing but politics behind the celebration.
MLAs Vedavyas Kamath, Bharath Shetty, party leaders Pratap Simha Nayak, Anwar Manippady, former legislator Yogish Bhat and others were present.