The Railways has renamed Tipu Categorical, which plies between Mysuru and Bengaluru, as Wodeyar Categorical.
The information first broke on Mysuru MP Pratap Simha’s Twitter web page. The demand was made by Simha in a letter to Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw just a few months in the past. The request was authorized by the ministry and a notification to this impact was issued by the Railway Board on Friday. The order for renaming the practice will come into impact from Saturday.
Simha in his letter highlighted the contributions of Wodeyars to the event of railway traces within the Mysuru area. “Contemplating the contributions of the Wodeyar dynasty, not just for the event of the railways but additionally for remodeling it as a contemporary state, there’s a sturdy sentiment among the many individuals of my parliamentary constituency to rename (the practice),” learn his letter.
One other specific service connecting Mysuru and Talaguppa was renamed from Talaguppa Categorical to Kuvempu Categorical after the Kannada poet Kuvempu. Talking in regards to the achievements of Kuvempu in his letter, Simha stated, “He (Kuvempu) didn’t imagine in superstitions, blind beliefs and divisions primarily based on caste, creed and different teams. He was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi award and Padma Bhushan,” Simha stated.
Responding to the transfer,Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar slammed the BJP for eradicating Tipu’s title. “We aren’t saying that you shouldn’t maintain Wodeyar ’s title. Begin one other 4-5 trains and maintain everybody’s title. However the removing of Tipu’s title shouldn’t be proper. BJP desires everybody to combat and create animosity throughout the communities,” he stated.
Professional-Kannada group chief Vatal Nagaraj opposed the transfer and stated that it’s condemnable. “It isn’t proper to rename Tipu Categorical. Tipu fought in opposition to the British and died whereas combating for the nation. The Centre mustn’t have been concerned in such low cost politics. This is not going to convey any respect to anyone,” Nagaraj stated.
Supporting the transfer, income minister R Ashoka stated Tipu was not a Kannadiga. “With good intention, Tipu’s title was eliminated as Wodeyar’s title has been saved. Wodeyars gave water to Mysuru and Mandya individuals. They bought their jewelry to assemble KRS Dam. We by no means accepted that Tipu was a Kannadiga. He killed individuals and transformed them,” Ashoka stated.
Tipu Categorical was flagged off on April 15, 1980, as a superfast practice connecting Mysuru and Bengaluru, and the practice coated the 139 km between the 2 cities in 3.15 hours. Tipu Categorical is well-liked among the many public due to its shorter journey time compared with different specific trains.
The controversy over Tipu Sultan and a political motion to take away him from the textbooks have surfaced in Karnataka over the past decade. The basis of the controversy goes again to the marketing campaign of the Tipu Sultan in opposition to the Kodava group and allegations of homicide and compelled conversions. The Kodavas are an ethnic-lingual tribe that think about themselves to be the unique inhabitants of Kodagu. Thought of martial race, the reminiscence of their persecution beneath Tipu Sultan serves as a reminder of their lack of dignity.
Kodavas’ oral historical past says that Tipu killed a number of of them in Devati Parambu after which took near 100,000 of them as prisoners to his fort at Srirangapatnam, the place he forcibly transformed them. The group has been opposing the hailing of Tipu as a freedom fighter.
MP Simha additionally represented Kodagu within the Lok Sabha.