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Coimbatore, October 10: A ‘training camp’, of the Hindutva outfit Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), at a school run by the civic body in Coimbatore, has sparked a row in Indian state Tamil Nadu, Indian Express reported.  A video of the ‘training’ has now gone viral, with political parties and civil society organisations demanding action against the Hindutva outfit and school management.
 Members of Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) staged a protest demonstration outside the school, raising slogans against the corporation officials. They said that the camp was only possible because of the permission given by the authorities of the civic body.

 Coimbatore Corporation commissioner M. Prathap, however, told the daily that no such permission would be given to any outfit to hold any social, religious, or political gathering at schools. He said a show-cause notice was already served on the school headmaster in connection with the probe launched into the incident.
 Police have been deployed outside the school to prevent any untoward incident. A case has been already been registered at the local RS Puram Police Station against those who  trespassed into the school.
 Meanwhile, TPDK general secretary K. Ramakrishnan told the newspaper that government must act in time to ensure that no such RSS camps are held in schools or public places in the future, by taking immediate action against the officials concerned.
 With political parties and civil society organisations demanding action against those responsible, the state government has already ordered a probe into the incident.
Tipu Express Renamed after Wodeyarsan 'Attempt to Erase Legacy of Muslim Rulers: Say Activists
The renaming of Tipu Express is in response to a demand put forward by Mysuru MP Pratap Sinha of the BJP, who had written to the then railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw a few months ago.  
New Delh, October 10 : Tipu Express, which plies between Mysuru and Bengaluru of Indian city, has been renamed as ‘Wodeyar Express’, and an express train from Mysuru to Talaguppa has been named after Kannada poet laureate Kuvempu by BJP government .
The Railways to rename Tipu Express has drawn criticism from many  said  that the name change was effected in line with the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) obsession with name-changing to erase the legacy of Muslim rulers.  
While there is no controversy over the new name of train ‘Kuvempu Express’, the  Hindu reported.
The Railway Board issued a notification authorising the changes on Friday, October 7. The changes came into effect on Saturday, October 8. The renaming of Tipu Express is in response to a demand put forward by Mysuru MP Pratap Sinha of the BJP, who had written to the then BJPs railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw a few months ago.
A superfast train connecting Mysuru and Bengaluru, Tipu Express was started on April 15, 1980. It covers 139 kms in estimated 3.15 hours on a single-line metre gauge track. As for the Talguppa Express which is now named after Kuvempu, it plies between Talguppa and Mysuru. The poet laureate was born in Tirthahalli in the Shivamogga district.