Karnataka Congress Crisis Deepens As DKS Camp Lobbies In Delhi; Vijay Takes On DMK, AIADMK In TN

This bulletin covers the political turmoil in Karnataka's Congress party, with loyalists of Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar lobbying in Delhi amidst a power-sharing dispute with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's camp. In Tamil Nadu, actor-politician Vijay's party TVK challenges the DMK and AIADMK, while a debate erupts over metro rail for tier-two cities, with Congress MP Karthi Chidambaram opposing the DMK government's plan. The programme also reports on a DMK functionary in Villupuram facing rape allegations and a doctor's suicide in Hyderabad over a US visa rejection. Congress MP Karthi Chidambaram stated, 'my philosophy, my understanding is that the metro will only work for the big cities'.