Overview

• Karnataka CM K. Siddaramaiah told a church gathering he would recommend naming the under‑construction Shivajinagar Pink Line station after St Mary, framing it as a community request.
• Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar called the consideration routine and said the government would take a call, while BMRCL has issued no official statement.
• Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis condemned the idea as an insult to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, escalating the dispute beyond Karnataka.
• Shiv Sena UBT urged Siddaramaiah to reconsider and suggested naming the station after Shivaji, even as Karnataka BJP leaders accused the state government of appeasement.
• Shivajinagar MLA Rizwan Arshad said he will formally propose the name ‘Shivajinagar St Mary’ and public voices online pressed for honouring late actor-director Shankar Nag instead.