Days after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D Okay Shivakumar and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw had a heated change over the state of roads in Bengaluru metropolis, the duo held a quick assembly on the former’s residence on Tuesday.
In line with sources, Shaw met Shivakumar to increase an invite to her relative’s wedding ceremony. Shivakumar shared a photograph of the assembly on X, saying that the 2 “had an attractive dialogue on Bengaluru’s development, innovation, and the trail forward for Karnataka’s development story”.
It was a pleasure to fulfill Ms. @kiranshaw, entrepreneur and Founding father of Biocon, at my residence at this time. We had an attractive dialogue on Bengaluru’s development, innovation, and the trail forward for Karnataka’s development story. pic.twitter.com/NsEkos6tFS
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) October 21, 2025
Subsequently, Shaw additionally met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and BJP Parliamentary Board member B S Yediyurappa, and reportedly prolonged an invite to the marriage.
Shaw’s assembly with Shivakumar comes days after the 2 had sparred over the state of roads within the metropolis. Not too long ago, Shaw had taken to X to relate an incident the place an abroad enterprise customer complained about poor roads and insufficient rubbish disposal mechanisms within the metropolis. This had elicited sharp reactions from Shivakumar and different Karnataka ministers, resembling Industries Minister M B Patil and IT/BT minister Priyank Kharge.
Subsequently, Shivakumar had hit again at Shaw and recommended that her criticism of Bengaluru infrastructure had an agenda and accused her of being silent in the course of the BJP rule. Shaw dismissed the allegations to keep up that she had raised related considerations in the course of the tenure of the earlier authorities.
The change of phrases had put the highlight on the poor state of roads in components of town. Their assembly on Tuesday additionally attracted a number of chatter on social media platforms, with many customers lauding the duo for attempting to resolve the difficulty by means of discussions.