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while portraying his enemy as a cruel tyrant needing to be put down,

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It seems there is a subtext in play here, which might fall into the category of 'weasel words'

If there were questions arising from the British pretext for the Mysore War of 1799, surely the they should be presented, with references, in the appropriate section of the article, not via an unsourced, oblique swipe in the introduction.

Moreover it indicates the defeat of Tippoo Sultan was a major event in his career. If this was so and thus merits a prominent mention in the introduction, I suggest it be presented in a more neutral fashion. JF42 (talk) 09:43, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Its three months later and nobody has come to defend the inclusion of that line in the intro, so I removed it. Anyone that objects can discuss it here. My view is the same as yours, that this should be sourced and then included later in the article. LastDodo (talk) 18:37, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]