Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 23 -- Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Sunday criticised the National Council of Educational Research and Training's (NCERT) reported decision to remove the honorific "Great" from Mughal emperor Akbar and Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan in school history textbooks, saying they were "great administrators."

Speaking to ANI, Muraleedharan called Akbar a "king of communal harmony" and acknowledged Tipu Sultan's fight against British colonial rule in India.

"Akbar was a king of communal harmony. He accepted the Hindu religion also. He gave freedom to Hindus. Tipu Sultan fought against the English. That is the reason he was killed. They were great administrators. Even Shivaji is a great administrator, no doubt. So this att...