'I got only five minutes': DKS says PM Modi's message more important, cuts short speech at Mysuru event

Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar cut short his speech at the inauguration of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Youth Centre - Viveka Smaraka in Mysuru, saying PM Modi's message was 'very important for the country'.

Shivakumar appealed to PM Modi to 'work together' for the state's progress, saying 'the entire state stands with you'.

He requested PM Modi to be 'generous in helping Karnataka and saving Karnataka', as the world is looking at India through Karnataka and Bengaluru.

Shivakumar recalled former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Bengaluru visit to lay the foundation stone of the international airport, noting that world leaders now visit Karnataka before Delhi.