Minister for Health and Family Welfare U.T. Khader greeted TN CM Vijay at the Mangaluru International Airport with officials of Dakshina Kannada administration.
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In his first visit to Karnataka after taking charge, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay arrived at Mangaluru International Airport on June 12 afternoon, on his way to Kolluru Mookambika Temple in Udupi district.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at Mangaluru International Airport on June 12, 2026.
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Special arrangement
Minister for Health and Family Welfare U.T. Khader greeted him at the airport with officials of Dakshina Kannada administration.
The officials presented him with two books at the airport.
Later, he left by road to Kolluru.
KRV activists stage protest
Meanwhile, activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Praveen Kumar Shetty faction) gathered for a black flag protest against Mr. Vijay, at Udyavara on National Highway 66 in Udupi. They raised slogans against the Tamil Nadu CM and his “anti-Kannada” stance.
Activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Praveen Kumar Shetty faction) gather at Udyavara in Udupi for a black flag protest against TN CM Mr Vijay, who was on his way from Mangaluru to Kolluru.
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UMESH S SHETTIGAR
The activists were staging a protest against Tamil Nadu’s objection to the proposed Mekedatu Irrigation Project. The protestors were taken into custody by the police before Mr. Vijay arrived in Udupi.
Published – June 12, 2026 02:38 pm IST
