Kannada activists withdrew their state-wide shutdown call on Thursday, August 13, 2026, following a meeting with Chief Minister DK Shivakumar as the state Assembly session commenced.
The protest was originally called to oppose the Cauvery Water Management Authority's directive requiring Karnataka to release 12,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.
Normal life remained largely unaffected as schools, hospitals, and public transport services continued operations, with police taking activist Vatal Nagaraj into preventive custody before the planned rally.