“Tippu Sultan was Jihadi ; He massacred, raped, and converted Hindus to Islam – Karnataka High Court”
What FACTLY found
While hearing a PIL questioning the Karnataka state government’s decision to celebrate Tippu Jayanthi back in 2016, the then CJ Subhro Kamal Mukherjee opined that ‘Tippu was not a freedom fighter, but a monarch who fought the opponents to safeguard his interests.’ The Karnataka high court did not make any remarks related to Tippu Sultan’s atrocities against Hindus. However, the court disposed of the petition after arguments
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 October 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 October 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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