Tunnel tiff turns personal

The political war over Bengaluru’s Tunnel Road project has veered off course into a personal showdown between DyCM DK Shivakumar and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya . In a cheeky twist, DKS claimed that Surya had once approached him — right before his wedding — with a letter asking for a new car, hinting he could even make the letter public. Hitting back, Surya accused the DyCM of spreading rumours, clarifying that his request for a replacement vehicle was made way back on July 22, 2024 — nearly a year before his marriage — because his old car had clocked over a lakh kilometres, “not because I needed a bride.” The sharp retort was a direct jab at DKS’s earlier quip that Bengaluru’s tunnel road was essential “since everyone wants a car — and these days, even

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