Refusing to again down on the declare that two characters named Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda had killed Mysuru king Tipu Sultan (who was slain in a struggle with the British in 1799), the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday claimed {that a} book titled Suvarna Mandya supplied “proof” for the existence of the 2 characters.
The BJP had earlier cited lavanis (people narratives) as proof of the existence of the 2 characters.
At a press convention right here, Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and head of Karnataka election administration committee for the celebration, claimed that the book Suvarna Mandya had references to them and its second version had been launched by the previous Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda in 2006. “H.D. Kumaraswamy was then the Chief Minister,” she stated. Both JD(S) and Congress have strongly objected to the narrative of the 2 characters.
Claiming that the late Okay. Javare Gowda had spoken in regards to the two characters within the cited book, Ms. Karandlaje sought to know why Mr. Kumaraswamy had not objected to it then.
JD(S), Cong. hit again
Meanwhile, Mr. Kumaraswamy demanded to know why the BJP was harping on fictional characters whereas the ache and struggling of actual folks and farmers have been escaping their consideration. “These are fictional characters. They can make films on them and make money. Nothing else can be achieved,” stated Mr. Kumaraswamy. BJP Minister and movie producer Munirathna has claimed the rights of the 2 names for a movie.
In Mysuru, Congress spokesperson M. Lakshmana known as upon the Vokkaligara Sangha leaders to file prison instances in opposition to BJP leaders for defaming the group by projecting fictitious characters like Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda as killers of Tipu Sultan.
