HD Deve Gowda in Times of India I am very happy and proud as an Indian to have acquired these items for India. But I will not stand for the kind of harassment that I had to face with the import of the Tipu Sultan sword the last time. I want everything in writing and clarified... Vijay Mallya http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_Mallya&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGxEuGf2c7ZFEo0o69_uTdkvPciIA Hindu http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/29/stories/2005052900321100.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNG0Q50TPPs0SqOItGOHuVg2BhaUsw May 28, 2005
100386 133298 tipu Gowda said, We have to hang our heads in shame over the discordant notes over Tipu, who was a symbol of self-respect of Kannadigas and a widely-acknowledged warrior."
Ashok Kumar in Times of India Tracing strong connections between India and Oman, Ashok Kumar Attri, Ambassador of India to Oman, said: "Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, had sent an ambassador to Oman in 1786. Thereafter Tipu kept a permanent ambassador in Oman during his rule....