Maharashtra: Kolhapur police use force to disperse crowd agitating over use of Tipu Sultan's image with offensive audio
Wednesday, 7 June 2023
Tension prevailed in Kolhapur on Wednesday after police used force to disperse a crowd that objected to the alleged use of Tipu Sultan's image along with an objectionable audio message as social media “status” by some locals, an official said. Demanding action against those who allegedly put the image of the 18th-century Mysore ruler along with an offensive dialogue on their social media profiles, a group of right-wing activists held a protest on Tuesday. Police pacified them and told them to return.
Tension prevailed in Kolhapur on Wednesday after police used force to disperse a crowd that objected to the alleged use of Tipu Sultan's image along with an objectionable audio message as social media “status” by some locals, an official said. Demanding action against those who allegedly put the image of the 18th-century Mysore ruler along with an offensive dialogue on their social media profiles, a group of right-wing activists held a protest on Tuesday. Police pacified them and told them to return.
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