Tension prevailed in Maharashtra`s Kolhapur on Wednesday after police used force to disperse a crowd that objected to the alleged use of Tipu Sultan`s image along with an objectionable audio message as social media status by some locals, an official said.

Demanding action against those who allegedly put the image of the 18th-century Mysore ruler along with an offensive dialogue on their social media profiles, a group of right-wing activists held a protest on Tuesday. Police pacified them and told them to return.