It may be noted that Amartya is the grandson of BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna and this alliance further strengthens the longstanding relationship between Shivakumar and SM Krishna. SM Krishna is considered to be Shivakumar's political father figure. SM Krishna and his wife Prema Krishna are seen in the pictures doing the rituals along with DKS and his wife Usha. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa attended the engagement ceremony.Malavika Krishnan, Director of Coffee Day Enterprises and wife of Siddhartha was clad in an off white saree.The duo has business connections too and though SM Krishna left the Congress and joined the BJP in 2017, the two leaders are said to have remained close. The alliance was speculated to be agreed by both the families in June only and was discussed even before Siddharatha’s death. It may be recalled that Siddartha died by suicide on July 31 in 2019 and traditionally, no auspicious events are held within a year of a family member passing away. That is why the engagement was speculated to take place sometime after July 31.In a suicide note, he had said that he had “failed as an entrepreneur” and that he is “solely responsible for all mistakes".@CMofKarnataka attended engagement of @DKShivakumar daughter in Bangalore today. DKs daughter engaged to Coffee Day Founder Siddarth's Son. pic.twitter.com/lSZ83KroOB
— Nagarjun Dwarakanath (@nagarjund) November 19, 2020