Bengaluru, May 1 -- For local BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, what began as a routine day of public programmes in Bengaluru South with Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar gradually turned into an unexpectedly intimate glimpse into the personal side of a political leader's life.

Surya, who accompanied Shivakumar through a series of civic engagements including the inauguration of a flyover and the foundation laying of a skywalk, said the day carried an unusual emotional undertone during the journey between venues.

He noticed Shivakumar receiving repeated phone calls from home while moving between programmes. Curious about the urgency, Surya said he enquired and was met with a moment of quiet personal joy.

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