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Tipu Sultan Row: Girish Karnad receives death threat

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Bengaluru, Nov 12: A day after apologising for his controversial statement over renaming the Bengaluru International Airport after Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad received a death threat.

On Thursday, Nov 12 a tweet was posted threatening Karnad with dire consquences. The tweet read: "Girish Karnad will meet the same end like kalburgi if he enrages kannadigas by replacing in Kempe gouda (sic) with Tipu Sultan."

Girish Karnad wants Tipu's name for Bengaluru airport, stirs rowGirish Karnad wants Tipu's name for Bengaluru airport, stirs row

Girish Karnad receives death threat

The tweet was posted on Twitter by a user named Intolerant Chandra. However, the tweet was later deleted.

Meanwhile, the Bengaluru Police is trying to trace the person. Karnad, on Wednesday, apologised for his statement and said: "I did not intend to hurt anyone. I apologise if I have hurt anyone's feelings, as I was only expressing my opinion about Tipu Sultan on his birth anniversary."

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