Karnataka Political Row, Quota Ruling, Naidu-Vijay Meet & Kerala Congress Post Spark Debates
The bulletin covers major political and legal updates across south India on India Today's So South. In Karnataka, a political row erupted after footage surfaced from a Delhi protest showing Rahul Gandhi pulling Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar away, triggering sharp criticism from the BJP. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lodged a formal police complaint over a circulating defamatory fake video, seeking an investigation and legal injunction. Additionally, the Karnataka High Court scrapped the hike in SC/ST reservation beyond the 50 percent cap, holding the state amendment unconstitutional. In Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court declined to entertain a petition challenging the resignation of AIADMK MLAs who joined TVK, alongside mounting scrutiny over hazardous illegal banners in Chennai. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu hosted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph C. Vijay in Vijayawada for talks on linking the Godavari and Kaveri rivers. In Kerala, the Congress faced backlash following a controversial social media post criticizing the judiciary.