<span style="color: #222222;">Karnataka Government celebrated Tipu Jayanthi today to mark the birth anniversary of 18th-century ruler Tipu Sultan of Mysore kingdom. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In the main function in Bengaluru, both Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G Parameshwar did not attend the event due to various reasons. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Kodagu district, a bandh was called against the Jayanthi celebration and police detained former Speaker K G Boppaiah and other BJP MLAs who violated prohibitory orders and held a protest. The BJP workers courted arrest across the state by observing a black day today.</span>