Karnataka Leadership War Escalates | Cyber Breach & Major Political Attacks Rock South

Recent developments across India highlight significant political and social issues. In Karnataka, the Congress party is witnessing renewed speculation regarding leadership. Home Minister G. Parameshwara has openly indicated his interest in the Chief Minister’s role, while D.K. Shivakumar reportedly gathers MLA signatures to assert his influence. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, however, dismissed these as media speculations after meeting Mallikarjun Kharge.

Concurrently, Bengaluru reported a shocking medical fraud case where a software engineer suffered kidney damage after spending ₹48 lakh on fake Ayurvedic treatment. Telangana’s government faced a major cybersecurity breach, with top officials’ WhatsApp groups compromised by malware-laced APK files, prompting a statewide alert from the Telangana Cybercrime Police.

On the political stage, actor-turned-politician TVK chief Vijay launched a fierce attack on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, alleging a ₹4,730 crore illegal sand mining scam and criticising dynasty politics ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram also contributed to the Sanskrit language debate, stating he would not label any language as dead.