Girish Karnad gets death threat for Tipu Sultan comment, apologises

Indian actor and playwright Girish Karnad has been threatened he would meet the same end as murdered writer MM Kalburgi for demanding renaming of the Kempegowda International airport after Tipu Sultan. The noted playwright later south to end the controversy, saying, "If anybody has been hurt by my remarks, I apologise... what will I gain by doing it."