If Congressmen have so much love, let their office be named after Tipu - CT.Ravi

Congress MLA Prasad Abbayya's proposal to rename the airport in Mysuru (also known as Mandakalli Airport) after Tipu Sultan has sparked a new debate in Karnataka. The proposal by the MLA has received sharp criticism from the opposition BJP and JDS parties.

BJP leader and former MLA CT Ravi expressed outrage against Congress MLA Abbayya's proposal to name the Mysore airport after Tipu Sultan and with list the contribution of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar proposed to name it after him. He said that Tipu had committed a massacre of Hindus. Abbaiya, keep Tipu's name in your house. Tipu made Persian as official language, instead of Kannada, the airport wont be named after him, who spoke Persian instead of Kannada. He said that if the Congressmen are so fond of you, keep that name for your office.

The state assembly has unanimously passed a resolution which suggests the centre to rename four airports after prominent personalities. The resolution says that the Hubballi Airport should be named after Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna, Belagavi Airport after Kittur Rani Chennamma, Shivamogga Airport after Rashtrakavi Dr KV Puttappa (Kuvempu) and Vjiayapura airport after Sri Jagadjyoti Basaveshwara.