or

tbs.select(1); tbs.select(tabStrip.tabGroup.children("li:first"));var tbs = $("#mytabs").kendoTabStrip({ dataSource: { transport: { read: { url: "api/data, dataType: "json" } }, }, change: function(e) { //some code } }).data("kendoTabStrip"); tbs.select(1);$('#clear').on('click', function(e) { e.preventDefault(); acManConfId.value(""); // .data("kendoAutoComplete"); object kendoManufacturerConfirmationIdDataSource.filter({}); //autocomplete datasource});