Bengaluru, Oct. 9 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has said his government will recommend renaming the Bengaluru Metro in honour of sage Valmiki, the revered author of the Ramayana.

Speaking at the Valmiki Jayanti celebrations on Tuesday, Siddaramaiah said the proposal would be sent to the Union government for approval, since the state cannot independently rename the metro system. "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.

The chief minister also said his government would review a suggestion made by Congress leader V S Ugrappa to include references to Valmiki and the Ramayana in school curricula. He added that t...