<p>The Bangalore City police have registered a case against noted historian M Chidananda Murthy on the charges of promoting enmity between different groups, through his remarks on Tipu Sultan recently.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He has been charged under IPC Section 153 (A) for promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.<br /><br />Addressing a press conference on November 21, he had opposed the naming of the minority university coming up at Srirangapatna after Tipu Sultan.<br /><br />At the meeting, he had called Tipu a communal king who oppressed the Hindus.<br />Chidananda Murthy also reiterated his comments in his interview to a Kannada daily on November 25.<br /><br />Angered by his comments, Tipu Sultan Samyukta Ranga Convenor Sardar Ahmed Quereshi had filed a complaint at the Cubbon Park police station.</p>
<p>The Bangalore City police have registered a case against noted historian M Chidananda Murthy on the charges of promoting enmity between different groups, through his remarks on Tipu Sultan recently.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He has been charged under IPC Section 153 (A) for promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.<br /><br />Addressing a press conference on November 21, he had opposed the naming of the minority university coming up at Srirangapatna after Tipu Sultan.<br /><br />At the meeting, he had called Tipu a communal king who oppressed the Hindus.<br />Chidananda Murthy also reiterated his comments in his interview to a Kannada daily on November 25.<br /><br />Angered by his comments, Tipu Sultan Samyukta Ranga Convenor Sardar Ahmed Quereshi had filed a complaint at the Cubbon Park police station.</p>