Overview

• Shivajinagar MLA Rizwan Arshad said he has formally proposed the name “Shivajinagar St Mary” to honor the nearby Basilica.
• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also promised government support for renovation work at St Mary’s Basilica.
• The pledge drew online calls to instead recognize late actor-director Shankar Nag for his early advocacy of a Bengaluru metro in the 1980s.
• Commenters highlighted commuter confusion from personality-based station names and urged locality- or landmark-led naming conventions.
• The discussion echoes wider naming moves in the city, with Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar recently referencing a proposal to honor Field Marshal K M Cariappa.