PM Modi slams Cong Sultan Jayantis as 'vote bank politics'
PM Narendra Modi has accused Karnataka's Congress government of celebrating "jayantis of sultans" for "vote bank politics". This was in reference to the state government's plan to celebrate former Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary every year. PM Modi, who was in Karnataka ahead of the Assembly polls, also accused the government of not honouring several local freedom fighters.