Hyderabad, Feb. 15 -- Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president N Ramchander Rao on Sunday accused the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi of distorting history by glorifying Tipu Sultan and misrepresenting facts about Veer Savarkar.

Rao said that Tipu Sultan was responsible for persecuting Hindus in regions such as Karnataka and Mysore, calling his actions anti-Hindu.

Speaking to ANI, Rao said, "By glorifying Tipu Sultan by the AIMIM party is something to distort the history. Everyone knows that Tipu Sultan was responsible for persecuting many Hindus in the areas of Karnataka, Mysore and other places. His deeds have always been seen as anti-Hindu. The AIMIM party is trying to glorify him, and th...