The legendary 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan’s legacy hasn’t had much luck of late, with his reputation often a subject of bitter dispute. Now the name, and what it signifies to different people, has become fuel for another controversy. This one came about after Union minister for minority affairs K. Rahman Khan announced in December that a minority university would be created in his name in Srirangapatnam, in Karnataka’s Mandya district, once the capital of Tipu’s kingdom and where his remains are interred.