Mysuru, Oct. 17 -- Amidst raging row over sting operations

Amidst the raging row over sting operations involving Karnataka political leaders, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar called on former CM Siddaramaiah at the latter's Kuvempunagar residence here last night.

After inaugurating 'Cauvery Aarti' at KRS in Srirangapatna taluk last evening, Shivakumar arrived in Mysuru and visited the newly built residence of Siddaramaiah on Vishwamanava Double Road in Kuvempunagar and held talks with him for nearly 90 minutes.

Rajya Sabha MP and the CM's Political Advisor G.C. Chandrashekar, the CM's Political Secretary and MLA A.S. Ponnanna were present during the meeting. Later, the CM had dinner with Siddaramaiah and left for Bengaluru, it is learnt....