Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced that he will submit a proposal to the Central government to rename the Bangalore Metro Rail project, commonly known as “Namma Metro" as Basava Metro, after 12th-century social reformer Basavanna.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the development while speaking at the closing ceremony of the ‘Basava Culture Campaign-2025’, organised to commemorate the declaration of “Vishwaguru Basavanna" as the “Karnataka Cultural Leader." The event on Sunday was attended by seers and spiritual leaders from various Lingayat maths.

In January 2024, the Karnataka government declared him the “Cultural Leader of Karnataka" to honour his lasting impact on the state’s culture and social values.

“Metro project is by both the state and central government.

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