Ananth Kumar: Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah are engaged in vote-bank politics and communal-disharmony politics.

New Delhi, Mar 22 Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Thursday took a correspond at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and said they are engaged in vote-bank politics and communal-disharmony politics.

Kumar's statement comes a day after Rahul, who is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Karnataka, said that the Muslim ruler (Tipu Sultan) remains as a symbol of communal harmony.

"Unfortunate, that Rahul Gandhi and Siddaramaiah are engaged with vote-bank politics and common disharmony politics. Tipu Sultan, known for tyranny and oppression of Hindus is a black chapter in Karnataka's history," Kumar told reporters here.

"They (Rahul and Siddaramaiah) may celebrate Tughlaq celebration also," Kumar included.

This isn't the first run through when the theme of Tipu Sultan has caused a political slugfest between the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Earlier also, the Tipu Sultan row had defaced the Karnataka legislative issues.