In what seems to be a sign of truce after a long war of words, industrialist and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw visited Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at his residence in Sadashiva Nagar on Tuesday (October 21, 2025).

“It was a pleasure to meet Ms. @kiranshaw, entrepreneur and Founder of Biocon, at my residence today. We had an engaging discussion on Bengaluru’s growth, innovation, and the path ahead for Karnataka’s growth story,” read a post on Mr. Shivakumar’s X handle.

The meeting has turned heads given that it comes after a bitter exchange between Ms. Shaw and Mr. Shivakumar after the former’s criticism on the poor state of infrastructure in Bengaluru.

Social media sparring

The exchange started with Ms. Shaw, on Monday (October 13), criticising the abysmal infr

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