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.
Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 19 (ANI): As the Andhra government rolled out an order to install a Tipu Sultan statue in the state, the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party held a protest in the state in Proddatur town of Kadapa district against the decision.
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): BJP Andhra Pradesh co-incharge Sunil Deodhar alleged that the YSRCP government in the state is erecting the Tipu Sultan's statue in the Kadapa district for "vote bank" politics and warned of a large scale protest over the issue.