Mysuru district in-charge minister HC Mahadevappa claimed Tipu Sultan laid Krishnaraja Sagar dam's foundation stone, sparking controversy. "The first stone laying for dam was by Tipu Sultan...But nobody has courage to say it," he said. MP Yaduveer Wadiyar called the remark a "politically motivated attempt to distort history" and accused Mahadevappa of making baseless comments to polarise voters.