Amid the ongoing controversy over VD Savarkar and Tipu Sultan, which started in Shivamogga district of Karnataka, a state court has temporarily banned the sale and distribution of books on Tipu Sultan in the state. The trouble started when two groups got into a heated argument over the installation of a banner bearing the picture of Hindutva icon Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan at Ameer Ahmed Circle on the occasion of Independence Day.
Temporary ban on sale and distribution of books tipu sultan, a book that describes the ruler’s rule over the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore. The court in Karnataka cited the fact that the books contained incorrect information about the ruler, who was known for rocket artillery.
The Additional City Civil and Sessions Court on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction restraining the author, publisher Ayodhya Prakashan and printer Rashtrotthan Mudralaya from selling the book titled ‘Tipu Nija Kansugalu’.tipu’s real dreams) and written by Rangayan director Adanda C Cariappa, out on December 3.
“Respondents Nos. 1 to 3 and the persons and agents claiming through or under them are hereby restrained by way of temporary injunction from distributing and selling, including through on-line platforms, the book written in Kannada language” Tipu Nija Kansugalu “By name,” he said in his order.
However, “this order of injunction shall not come in the way of the defendants Nos. 1 to 3 printing the said books at their own risk and storing the already printed books,” the court said.
A lawsuit was filed by BS Rafiullah, former chairman of the District Waqf Board Committee, claiming that the book contained false information on Tipu without any support or justification from history. He also said that the word “TurukaruDerogatory remarks against the Muslim community have been used in the book.
He argued that the publication of the book would lead to unrest and communal disharmony, leading to a breach of public peace on a large scale. Accepting their arguments, the Court said, “If the contents of the play are false and contain false information about tipu sultanand if the same is distributed, it would cause irreparable damage to the plaintiffs and is likely to disturb communal peace and harmony and endanger public tranquillity.”
“If the book is circulated till the appearance of the defendants, the very object of the application will be defeated. It is common knowledge that controversial books sell like hot cakes. Therefore, the balance of convenience at this stage is in favor of the plaintiff In ordering the injunction,” the judge observed.
The court issued contingency notices to all the three defendants and adjourned the matter till December 3. Muslim groups had earlier protested against the book.
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