Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has asked the media to stop speculating about differences between him and Minister Satish Jarkiholi, saying their recent meeting was routine and not unusual in political circles.

Speaking at the KIADB’s new office building, Shivakumar said their interaction at a wedding had been wrongly portrayed as a sign of tension.

“It is true that Satish Jarkiholi and I met at a wedding last evening. We discussed state and the party. We are colleagues, why do you paint us as enemies?" he said. Shivakumar added that such meetings happen frequently.

“We may be in the Cabinet meeting together in the afternoon and then meet for dinner in the evening. Or may meet for breakfast in the morning. Friendships and bonding are common in politics," he said.

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