Claim
Photo shows Karnataka tableau featuring Tipu Sultan during Republic Day 2025 parade.
Fact
Photo found to be from 2014 Republic Day parade.
A photo showing a tableau depicting the life of controversial 18th century King of Mysore, Tipu Sultan, has gone viral on social media platforms. Those who shared the image have linked it to the recently held 76th Republic Day parade. Newschecker, however, found that the photo is old, and does not show Karnataka’s tableau during Republic Day 2025.
Multiple X and Facebook users shared the photo calling it “most iconic,” “proud” moment from the Republic Day parade, and used hashtag “#RepublicDay2025″ insinuating that the tableau was featured in recent R-Day gala.
Such posts can be seen here, here and here.
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Fact Check/Verification
A Google search for “Republic Day tableau,” “Karnataka” and “Tipu Sultan” yielded a video report by NDTV, dated January 28, 2014. Carrying visuals of the same tableau, it stated, “Tipu Sultan became the subject of a hot debate after the Karnataka government chose to feature the 18th-century Indian ruler during the Republic Day parade in Delhi.”
“Tipu, known as the Tiger of Mysore, died fighting the British at Srirangapatnam near Mysore in 1799. While some revere him as a scholar and hero, others question his credentials and claim he was anti-Hindu,” it further stated.
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Carrying the viral image, a report by India Today from January 2014 detailed social media’s reaction to the Karnataka tableau depicting Tipu Sultan during the Republic Day parade.
We also spotted the same tableau in live streaming of the 65th Republic Day Parade on Doordarshan National’s YouTube channel on January 26, 2014.
Moreover, Karnataka’s tableau in the 76th Republic-Day parade depicted the temples of Lakkundi, a city known as “Cradle of Stone Craft.”
“The front part of the tableau that rolled down Kartavya Path had the Brahma statue from the Brahma Jinalaya temple, the oldest Jain shrine in Lakkundi dedicated to Lord Mahaveera. It was followed by the open-pillared mantapa of the Brahma Jinalaya temple.The main section of the tableau had on display the grand and ornate Kashi Vishweshwara temple and Nanneshwara temple dedicated to Lord Shiva,” PTI reported.
Karnataka’s tableau in the Republic Day 2025 parade can be seen here.
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Conclusion
Hence, the viral photograph showing the Karnataka tableau on Tipu Sultan during the Republic Day parade is old.
Result: Missing Context
Sources
YouTube Video By NDTV, Dated January 28, 2014
YouTube Video By Doordarshan National, Dated January 26, 2014
Report By PTI, Dated January 26, 2025
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