Schoolboy DK Shivakumar In BJP's AI Video Over Karnataka Milk, Bus Fare Hikes

The Karnataka BJP has intensified its attack against the ruling Congress government over steep price revisions in public transport and milk by releasing a satirical AI-generated video featuring Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.The 38-second clip, posted on the state BJP unit's official Instagram page, showed an animated, child-sized version of Shivakumar dressed in a blue-and-white school uniform with a backpack.In the video, a woman holding a stick repeatedly instructed a boy named "Timma" to fetch everyday essentials and services, only for the character resembling Shivakumar to lament the rising costs of each item."Timma, bring milk," the woman said, to which the AI-generated caricature of the chief minister standing before a milk booth replied, "Haalu rate is high, mother." Haalu is the Kannada word for milk.When told to switch on the fan, the boy held a long, trailing electricity bill and complained that power tariffs were too high.