Naming of Mumbai Sports complex after Tipu Sultan on Republic Day sparks controversy, BJP to stage dharna

Jan 26, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 26 : Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar pledged to oppose the naming of the sports complex in Mumbai's Malad...

Mumbai police arrest Bajrang Dal workers protesting against naming of sports complex after Tipu Sultan

Jan 26, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 26 : Mumbai police on Wednesday took into custody Bajrang Dal workers who were protesting against the naming of a...

BJP, Bajrang Dal protest 'renaming' of sports complex in Mumbai after Tipu Sultan, Aditya Thackeray says nothing decided

Jan 27, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 26 : Amid protests by BJP and Bajrang Dal over the move to "rename" a refurbished sports complex in...

Aslam Sheikh must go to Pakistan if he wants garden after Tipu Sultan's name, says BJP leader

Jan 26, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 27 : After the inauguration of a sports complex in Mumbai's Malad on the name of Tipu Sultan, the 18th-Century...

Row erupts after SP corporator proposes naming Mumbai garden after Tipu Sultan

Jul 18, 2021

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 18 : A row erupted between political parties after the Samajwadi Party in Maharashtra proposed that the BMC name a...

Congress MLA proposes to rename Mysuru airport after Tipu Sultan; BJP opposes strongly

Dec 15, 2023

The proposal of renaming the Mysuru airport after Tipu Sultan, a Muslim ruler, by Congress MLA Prasad Abbayya has drawn sharp criticism from the...