Tipu Sultan to Be Removed From History Textbooks? Karnataka Education Minister Seeks Report

Education Minister Suresh Kumar to hold a meeting with textbook advisory committee...Meeting to discuss lessons on Tipu Sultan in school textbooks ...

Karnataka Minister Suresh Kumar on Monday asked officials to look into the demand of a BJP MLA that the lesson on Tipu Sultan, the controversial 18th-century ruler of erstwhile Mysore Kingdom be removed from history textbooks, and submit a report in three days.

The Primary and Secondary Education Minister has written a note to the Managing Director of Karnataka Textbook Society, asking them to invite the MLA, Appachu Ranjan and discuss the matter.

"As per the request of the MLA, call a meeting of history textbook drafting committee, regarding the lesson on Tipu Sultan in the history textbook.

Invite (BJP) MLA Appachu Ranjan for the meeting and discuss the need for the lesson.. to keep it or to remove it, and submit a report to me in three days," Kumar said in the note.

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