{
  "id": 3483265,
  "title": "Nashik: Tipu Sultan’s Portrait Displayed Again In Deputy Mayor’s Office, Fresh Row Erupts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/nashik-tipu-sultans-portrait-displayed-again-in-deputy-mayors-office",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:34:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/nashik-tipu-sultans-portrait-displayed-again-in-deputy-mayors-office-fresh-row-erupts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A fresh political dispute has erupted in Malegaon following the display of a portrait of Tipu Sultan in the renovated office of Deputy Mayor Shan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed at the Malegaon Municipal Corporation. The portrait, alongside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Dr B.R. Ambedkar, and other notable figures, has the potential to reignite a heated debate in the city. This follows a similar controversy from earlier this year when the same portrait was displayed and subsequently removed due to opposition from BJP and Shiv Sena workers and leaders.\n\nThe controversy resurfaced after the Deputy Mayor’s office underwent renovations, with the portrait being placed back in its position. Shan-e-Hind maintains that Tipu Sultan was a historical figure who made sacrifices for the country, and that displaying his portrait is within her rights. She has also left the door open for the portrait to be displayed again in the future.\n\nThe issue has once again caught the attention of the political community, with questions being raised about the display of historical portraits in the office of a public representative. The Malegaon Municipal Corporation administration faces the decision of whether to intervene and whether the portrait will remain or be removed once more. Former Malegaon leader Dada Bhuse has also commented on the situation, signaling that the Tipu Sultan portrait should be removed.",
  "summary": "Nashik: A fresh controversy has erupted in Malegaon after a portrait of Tipu Sultan was once again displayed in the renovated office of Deputy Mayor Shan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed at the Malegaon Municipal Corporation. The portrait has reportedly been placed alongside portraits of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Dr B.R. Ambedkar and other prominent personalities. The development has the potential to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}