After spat over Bengaluru infrastructure, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw meets D K Shivakumar

Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw’s recent post on an overseas business visitor complaining about poor roads and inadequate garbage disposal in Bengaluru had drawn sharp reactions from Karnataka ministers.

By: Express News Service

October 21, 2025 05:42 PM IST

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Shaw met Shivakumar to extend an invitation to her relative’s wedding. (Credit: X)

Days after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw had a heated exchange over the state of roads in Bengaluru city, the duo held a brief meeting at the former’s residence on Tuesday.

According to sources, Shaw met Shivakumar to extend an invitation to her relative’s wedding. Shivakumar shared a photo of the meeting on X, saying that the two “had an engaging discussion on Bengaluru’s growth, innovation, and the path ahead for Karnataka’s growth story”.

Subsequently, Shaw also met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and BJP Parliamentary Board member B S Yediyurappa, and reportedly extended an invitation to the wedding.

Shaw’s meeting with Shivakumar comes days after the two had sparred over the state of roads in the city. Recently, Shaw had taken to X to narrate an incident where an overseas business visitor complained about poor roads and inadequate garbage disposal mechanisms in the city. This had elicited sharp reactions from Shivakumar and other Karnataka ministers, such as Industries Minister M B Patil and IT/BT minister Priyank Kharge.

Subsequently, Shivakumar had hit back at Shaw and suggested that her criticism of Bengaluru infrastructure had an agenda and accused her of being silent during the BJP rule. Shaw dismissed the allegations to maintain that she had raised similar concerns during the tenure of the previous government.

The exchange of words had put the spotlight on the poor state of roads in parts of the city. Their meeting on Tuesday also attracted a lot of chatter on social media platforms, with many users lauding the duo for trying to resolve the issue through discussions.

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