# Shivakumar tells Modi-chanting crowd: ‘Even Modi chants DK DK’ 2026-08-16T12:38:21+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A section of the crowd at the 'Freedom Habba' event at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Sunday began chanting 'Modi, Modi' while Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar was addressing them. Without hesitation, Shivakumar responded, 'Even Modi himself chants DK DK.' This unexpected reply prompted the crowd to immediately change their chanting to 'DK, DK', which Shivakumar noticed and said, 'See, now the DK chants have started.' The incident happened during the 'Freedom Habba' celebrations and provided a light-hearted moment for the attendees. It took place at the Vidhana Soudha building in Bengaluru. The exchange was reported by Times Now, which described the chief minister's quick retort and the crowd's reaction. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bengaluru, DK Shivakumar, Narendra Modi, Vidhana Soudha Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/shivakumar-tells-modi-chanting-crowd-even-modi-chants-dk-dk/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/shivakumar-tells-modi-chanting-crowd-even-modi-chants-dk-dk/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/