Mangaluru, Dec. 3 -- A brief closed-door meeting between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and AICC general secretary KC Venugopal in Mangaluru on Wednesday sparked political speculation amid continuing talk of a power tussle within the state Congress.
During the meeting held at the Kaveri Guest House, Siddaramaiah was accompanied by senior ministers G Parameshwara, Satish Jarkiholi, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Lakshmi Hebbalkar and Zameer Ahmed Khan.
Earlier on his arrival in Mangaluru, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal was greeted with slogans of "DK, DK" by Congress workers gathered at the airport, in a show of support for Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
The meeting between the CM and Venugopal took place even as Deputy CM DK Shiva...