India, Oct. 8 -- In a speech delivered at the Valmiki Jayanti celebrations on Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced plans to recommend to the Union government that Bengaluru's metro be renamed in tribute to the sage Valmiki.

Though he acknowledged that the initiative cannot be unilaterally implemented by the state, he expressed confidence that the Centre would need to lend its approval.

"I cannot do it myself. Both the Centre and the state are running the metro. I will recommend it. The Centre has to agree. We need to see what happens," he said during the event according to Deccan Herald report.

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Alongside the renaming pr...