Bengaluru, Sept. 11 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today indicated that the Shivajinagar Metro station in Bengaluru may be renamed after St Mary, sparking a political debate across Maharashtra and Karnataka.
The announcement was made during his speech at the annual feast of St Mary Basilica, where Siddaramaiah assured Archbishop Peter Machado that the government would "positively consider" the request.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar supported the move, stating that responding to community requests is routine.
"We have just discussed it. I think there is a request. There is nothing wrong with a request. We will take up a call on that," Shivakumar said.
At the event, Archbishop Machado also urged the government to allocate ...