Various groups protesting against Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Madikeri detained by police in Karnataka.
"The government is wasting public money in the name of Tipu Jayanti. Tipu was not a warrior, he killed so many Hindus and attacked temples.
"Why are they glorifying a man like him? This is only vote bank politics. Everyone in Kodagu is opposing the celebrations," Sajjal Krishnan, BJP Kodagu secretary said. -- ANI