Karnataka Congress MLA Tanveer Sait said a 100-foot-tall statue of Tipu Sultan would be erected in Mysuru's Srirangapatna. "The BJP government has been distorting the history around Tipu Sultan," said Sait, adding that the statue will represent "actual history". Former CM Siddaramaiah backed the announcement and asked why a statue can't be built for the 18th-century warrior.