Don't invite me for Tipu Jayanti celebrations: Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Oct 21, 2017, 11:21 AM IST

Ananth Kumar Hegde

After witnessing major clash in 2015 in state over the celebrations of Tipu Sultan Jayanti, the Karnataka Government last year decided to make the event an annual affair.

BJP leader and Union Minister of State for Skill Development Ananth Kumar Hegde on Saturday wrote a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's secretary and District Collector of Uttara Kannada district asking them not include his name in Tipu Jayanti celebration that will held on November 10.

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Reacting to Hegde's letter, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "As part of the govt, he shouldn't have written it. Invitations for Tipu Jayanti celebration will be sent out to all Central and state leaders, it's up to them to accept or reject."