Re: Tipu Sultan - Hero or Villian
my mom’s side of the family is from northern kerala, in a muslim majority district close to areas like feroke and sultan batteri that were under tipu’s control. we’ve never heard of conversions by “the sultan”. this stuff is more recent, and i suspect the work of neo-cons like the VHP whose influence has been increasing in kerala. the areas he invaded had traditionally had large muslim populations owing to their close trade ties with arabia (arabs and before them jews used to be the spice merchants along this coast). but he did disrupt life for many in kerala and is not popular there.
How do u fool historians especially since his own letters are being used as evidence against him ? Do U have reliable links debunking the info in the wikipedia ?