<p>The state government should observe Santa Shishunala Shareefa Jayanti instead of observing Tipu Jayanti in Karnataka, said BJP State General Secretary and MLA C T Ravi. </p>.<p class="title">Speaking to reporters here, on Sunday, he said, "If the government wants communal harmony, then let them observe Shishunala Shareefa Jayanti." </p>.<p class="title">"Tipu had introduced Persian language as administrative language. It is not right to glorify Tipu," said Ravi.</p>.<p class="title">"If Tipu had successors, then Mysuru Dasara would not have continued. The names of places would have changed. Tipu had not contributed 1% of what Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar had contributed to the growth of the region. Observing Tipu Jayanti is an insult to the land," he said.</p>
<p>The state government should observe Santa Shishunala Shareefa Jayanti instead of observing Tipu Jayanti in Karnataka, said BJP State General Secretary and MLA C T Ravi. </p>.<p class="title">Speaking to reporters here, on Sunday, he said, "If the government wants communal harmony, then let them observe Shishunala Shareefa Jayanti." </p>.<p class="title">"Tipu had introduced Persian language as administrative language. It is not right to glorify Tipu," said Ravi.</p>.<p class="title">"If Tipu had successors, then Mysuru Dasara would not have continued. The names of places would have changed. Tipu had not contributed 1% of what Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar had contributed to the growth of the region. Observing Tipu Jayanti is an insult to the land," he said.</p>