Congress Lawmaker Calls For "Separate Nation for South India" | Vantage with Palki SharmannDK Suresh, a Congress lawmaker from Karnataka, has sparked a major controversy. He said the Union Budget was unfair to the southern states of India, warning that this might lead to demands for a "separate nation for South India." The Congress distanced itself the remarks, while the Modi government hit out, calling it "an attack on India." After the outcry, the lawmaker said that he "was a proud Indian."