"We are not anti-Muslim but we strongly oppose the Tipu Jayanti programme," Yeddyurappa told India Today. Several BJP workers also staged a protest outside the Town Hall in Bengaluru against the Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebration. ALSO WATCHOn Wednesday, two people were killed in the clashes which erupted in Kodagu when a procession was taken out as part of the Tipu Sultan Jayanti celebration. The Chief Justice of Karnataka, SK Mukherjee, while hearing the petition, had asked the government "What is the necessity to celebrate Tipu Jayanti? ALSO READ: Karnataka HC questions state govt's excitement over Tipu Jayanti, says he wasn't a freedom fighterALSO READ: Everything you need to know about Tipu Sultan's anniversary controversy

Source: India Today November 10, 2016 07:02 UTC