Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair mocks public hanging of Hindu rulers by the British to simp on Tipu Sultan
Alt News co-founder Mohd Zubair on Tuesday occurred to snigger on the incidence of the general public hanging of Hindu rulers by the British. In a tweet shared on March 21, he mentioned that the Maruthu Brothers (Maruthu Pandiyar), rulers of the Sivaganga kingdom fought with the Britishers and have been publicly hanged to dying at Tirupputhur fort by the British in 1801. He used the laughing emojis whereas sharing it.
The incident occurred when the Alt information co-founder shared a tweet focusing on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka for sharing the ‘wrong’ posters for the welcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He mentioned that the occasion had used portraits of the Maruthu brothers and claimed that they have been pictures of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda who’re believed to have killed Islamist tyrant and erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan.
Screenshot from Twitter
Zubair additionally in the meantime, blatantly termed Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda as fictional characters and mentioned that the occasion was re-writing historical past by escalating confusion between Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda and Maruthu Brothers. He additionally shared an previous tweet by Tamil Nadu BJP President Okay Annamalai by which the latter may very well be seen bowing to the Maruthu Pandiyar brother’s portrait. He additional mocked Karnataka BJP chief CT Ravi saying that Okay Annamalai had failed to show correct historical past to him.
Karnataka Minister & movie producer Munirathna @MunirathnaMLA later made a U-turn & mentioned he determined in opposition to making the movie titled Uri Gowda-Nanje Gowda. Not certain if he nonetheless know that pictures used are of Maruthu Pandiyar brothers. 🤐 pic.twitter.com/z0QsRPa4sm
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) March 20, 2023
As reported earlier, controversy erupted in Karnataka after the BJP staff put in arch gateways to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi forward of the inauguration occasion of the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway in Mandya on Sunday. The Karnataka BJP staff had erected an arch hailing Vokkaliga chieftains Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda. This, nonetheless, was changed with that of late Vokkaliga seer Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji after outrage erupted.
The controversy additionally erupted after the movie manufacturing studio owned by the state Horticulture Minister Munirathna deliberate to make a biopic on Vokkaliga chieftains Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, the killers of Islamist tyrant and erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan. The film is predicated on legends within the previous Mysuru belt which state that Tipu Sultan was killed by the 2 Vokkaliga chieftains, Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda.
However, a number of historians dispute the declare made by some locals of the previous Mysuru belt that Tipu was killed by the 2 Vokkaliga chieftains moderately than the British. Congress and JDS additionally claimed that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda by no means existed and they’re fictional characters. However, the BJP opines in any other case, saying that they have been actual, and there’s historic proof to show it.
JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy accused the BJP of “misleading” Vokkaligas by using ‘fictional’ characters and claiming they have been chargeable for killing Tipu Sultan. He additionally claimed that there are ongoing makes an attempt to defame the neighborhood. According to him, this is part of the BJP’s “hidden agenda,” which features a smear marketing campaign to “insult and politically eliminate” Vokkaligas.
ಕಲ್ಪಿತಕಥೆ, ಸುಳ್ಳುಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಜನರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಷಬೀಜ ಬಿತ್ತಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕವನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲೋಲಕಲ್ಲೋಲ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ವಕ್ರದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಸದ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಿದ್ದಿದೆ.ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿ ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರನ್ನು ಹೇಗಾದರೂ ಹಳ್ಳ ಹಿಡಿಸಲೆಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಹಿಡೆನ್ ಅಜೆಂಡಾ @BJP4Karnataka ಗೆ ಇರುವುದಂತೂ ಸತ್ಯ.1/11#ಒಕ್ಕಲಿಗರ_ಮೇಲೆ_ಬಿಜೆಪಿ_ವಕ್ರದೃಷ್ಟಿ pic.twitter.com/dnJZgHRqub
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) March 17, 2023
Calling Tipu Sultan a freedom fighter, he alleged that BJP is portraying the Vokkaligas as killers of a freedom fighter. “The BJP is trying to sow seeds of poison through lies and myth, and it has turned its attention on Vokkaligas. This is a hidden agenda by the BJP to insult Vokkaligas through a smear campaign. By attempting to make a film on Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, attempts are being made to rob the Vokkaliga pride on the silver screen,” he tweeted.
Rejecting the claims of the JD(S) and Congress on the difficulty, senior BJP chief and Union Minister of State (MoS) Shobha Karandlaje mentioned that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda have been actual, and there have been historic references about them. She mentioned that they fought Tipu to safeguard the household of Mysuru Maharajas and to guard the state, and their names are talked about in people performs and ballads. BJP normal secretary C.T. Ravi additionally mentioned that the characters of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda are historic reality.
Reportedly, Karnataka Horticulture Minister and film producer Munirathna introduced on Monday that he would drop the thought of manufacturing the film on Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda. This is after the manufacturing of the film was met with robust opposition from the Vokkaligara Sangha who acknowledged that two of the seers from their neighborhood would lead agitation if the thought was not dropped.
Munirathna then met with Adichunchanagiri seer Nirmalananda Swami, the spiritual chief of the Vokkaliga neighborhood, and revealed that he had chosen to halt the undertaking in response to threats and resistance from the Vokkaliga neighborhood and the opposition events. Making a film, in line with Munirathna, wasn’t tough, but it surely was necessary to guarantee that no neighborhood’s emotions have been offended. He continued by saying that Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda have been disputable figures.
Nirmalananda Swami of Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Mutt calling out propaganda of BJP Leaders in Karnataka for attempting to polarise earlier than elections. pic.twitter.com/DBdZSxmxml
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) March 20, 2023
“Any history that has not been recorded by contemporaries of those times, will be subject to dispute. It’s not right to focus on this issue alone,” Nirmalananda Swami urged. Zubair claimed that Munirathna had additionally used the portraits of Maruthu Brothers and had confused them with ‘fictional’ characters of the Gowda brothers. He laughed at the truth that these two Hindu rulers have been hanged by the Britishers in 1801.
Zubair, who shared the edited clip of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and led to escalation of huge worldwide controversy revolving round Prophet Mohammad, was jailed earlier by Delhi Police for mocking Hindu Gods and Goddesses. He was charged with part 153, 295 of the Indian Penal Code for intentionally insulting faith with the intent to trigger a riot.
It is noteworthy that many Muslims and so-called secularists have a good time the Islamic king Tipu Sultan as a freedom fighter. While it’s true that Tipu sided with the French and fought with the British to avoid wasting his kingdom, he was an Islamic tyrant who inflicted unspeakable tortures on Hindus. He engaged in massacres and compelled conversions of hundreds of Hindus.
