Palaniswami in Delhi to meet Amit Shah, TVK's AI video takes a dig at Stalin, more

In this episode of So South, the focus is on the political developments in Southern states. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami has travelled to Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. This visit comes amidst a growing chorus for unifying the party by re-inducting expelled leaders. A party representative stated, "People who are terminated and rusticated from the party are individuals and they have no role in AIADMK." Also from Tamil Nadu, an AI-generated video showing DMK founder Anna Durai endorsing actor Vijay for a leadership role has gone viral. In Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah faced backlash for his remarks linking religious conversions to inequality within Hinduism. In Kerala, a viral video shows Union Minister Suresh Gopi ignoring an elderly man's complaint, while the state also battling a deadly brain-eating amoeba outbreak with 67 reported cases and 18 deaths this year. The show also covers the crisis facing aqua farmers in Andhra Pradesh due to a tariff war.