India, Oct. 6 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's proposal to rename Namma Metro as 'Basava Metro' has triggered a wave of reactions from Bengalureans, many of whom say the name 'Namma Metro' is deeply tied to the city's identity and should remain unchanged.

The Chief Minister, while addressing a public event on Sunday, said he would recommend to the Central government that Bengaluru Metro be renamed in honour of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna.

"I will recommend to the central government to name our metro as 'Basava Metro'. If this were entirely a state government project, I would have announced it as such today itself," Siddaramaiah said in a post on X.

He added that Basavanna's principles of equality and coexistence re...