After the statement made by BJP's Union Minister Jitendra Singh, which sparked controversy, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has now responded. For us, this is Mumbai, and he said that BJP had a major role in renaming Bombay to Mumbai (IIT Mumbai). He also said that he would request the Prime Minister to rename IIT Bombay to IIT Mumbai.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh had made a statement about the name during a program at IIT Mumbai. He had said that he felt good that IIT Bombay's name was not changed to Mumbai. After that, MNS took an aggressive stance and responded to him. Now the Chief Minister has also reacted to it.
For us, it's Mumbai
Reacting to the criticism made by Raj Thackeray, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, "The biggest contribution in changing the name of Bombay to Mumbai was by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rambhau Naik. For us, it is not Bombay, it is Mumbai. The traces of Bombay should be erased and it should be Mumbai everywhere. I will personally write a letter to the Prime Minister of the country and the Minister of Human Resource Development requesting that the name IIT Bombay be changed to IIT Mumbai." Devendra Fadnavis also took a jab at Raj Thackeray, saying that some people conveniently do not request to change the name of the school where they teach their children.
What exactly is the controversy?
Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh's support for using the name Bombay instead of Mumbai created a big stir. He made a shocking statement on Monday saying, 'It is good that the name Bombay in IIT has been kept as it is and not changed to Mumbai.' Dr. Jitendra Singh also said that he has the same feelings about IIT Madras. This led to a major controversy.
Anti-Maharashtra nausea comes out
After this statement by Jitendra Singh, MNS became aggressive and put up posters in front of Mumbai IIT with the text 'IIT Mumbai' instead of 'IIT Bombay'. Raj Thackeray strongly criticized this. He alleged that there was an attempt to connect Mumbai and MMR to Gujarat. Raj Thackeray said that Jitendra Singh's statement is a reflection of the government's mindset. The nausea in the stomachs of Maharashtra's opponents has come out again. What is Jitendra Singh's connection with Mumbai, Maharashtra, and Gujarat? Jitendra Singh is from Jammu, but Raj Thackeray said that by speaking like this he wants to earn praise. Raj Thackeray also appealed to all Marathi people to open their eyes at least now.