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On this episode of So South, India Today's Pramod Madhav brings the latest updates from across South India. The bulletin highlights a 'shocking incident' in Kerala's Palakkad district where a migrant labourer, Ram Narayan, was mob lynched. Reporter Shibi Mol confirms that 'five people have been arrested' and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has promised strict action. In Hyderabad, Abdul Bashir reports that actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu was 'briefly mobbed' by fans at a store launch, raising safety concerns. The show also covers political tensions in Andhra Pradesh, where Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan warned YSRCP leaders of 'Yogi Adityanath-like government action'. Additionally, the programme tracks the leadership tussle in Karnataka involving CM Siddaramaiah and the 'Karthikeya Deepam row' in Tamil Nadu involving TVK leader Vijay.
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