Hindus protest against Karnataka minister's proposal to rename Bellali Circle as Tipu Circle

Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress leader and law minister Krishna Byre Gowda has proposed to rename Bellali Circle in Bengaluru as Tipu Circle. Pro-Hindu group members staged a protest in Byatarayanapura and demanded that the minister withdraw his proposal.  A member of the pro-Hindu group also said that the circle should be named after Basavalingappa, former Congress leader from Byatarayanapura.