After JD(S) allegation that former PM and party's national president HD Devegowda was not invited to the November 11 Kempegowda statue inauguration event, BJP has claimed that they did invite the former Prime Minister.
Sait, who was elected MLA from Narasimharaja constituency, said the statue would stand as a symbol of the "true history" of Tipu Sultan for the coming generations. Claiming that the history around the warrior have been "distorted" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bengaluru to unveil the 108 feet bronze statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda and inaugurate the Terminal 2 of Kempegowda International Airport at Bengaluru.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday performed a Bhoomi Pooja to begin work on the 108-feet tall Kempegowda statue at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 26 (ANI): Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar on Thursday suggested that the cost of building and installing a new statue of Nada Prabhu Kempegowda in the Bengaluru airport should be borne by Kempegowda international airport (KIAL).