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Split wide open: Dasara invite to Banu divides netas

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August 31, 2025

The Karnataka government's decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival has sparked intense debate.

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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, defending the decision, said, "Dasara was celebrated when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were there, when Mirza Ismail was Diwan of Mysore, and Dasara was also inaugurated by eminent writer and poet Nisar Ahmed in 2017. So what is the controversy over author Banu Mushtaq inaugurating the state festival?"

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