Karate King Shankar Nag's name is trending again – Metro station naming controversy

Shankar Nag is a brilliant talent of the Kannada film industry, an artist who has won the hearts of the people, who has earned the name of "Karate King". Not only an actor, but also a person who lived with a vision to make the dreams of Kannadigas come true. Shankaranna, who passed away tragically, is still alive in the hearts of his fans. Recently, his name is trending suddenly.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has given his consent to the proposal to rename the Shivajinagar metro station as 'St Mary's'. Fans and close associates of Shankar Nag have been demanding that at least one metro station be named after him as he first dreamed of the metro.

In 1986-87, Shankar Nag had spent his own money to conduct a survey of the Bengaluru Metro project. Instead of cutting down trees, he had foreseen the need for an underground metro. Rs 10 lakh from his private earnings. Spent. The government has not named a single station after the people who have done this.

Shankar Nag's close aide and veteran actor Ramesh Bhat said, "This is Shankaranna's idea. We have been hearing this since the start of the metro. But the government has no ears. It's sad that I don't want to name a station after him." An old interview of Shankar Nag's wife Arundhati Nag is going viral. In it, he said, "Shankar had dreamt of the Metro. He had gone to London for that. He spent his own money. I asked him why he was spending your money. He said, 'My name, my money, everything is given to me by this land. What's wrong with me spending money on Bangalore?'

Fans have started campaigning on social media. "Shivajinagar should be named after St. Mary, but some other metro station should be named after Shankar Nag. Today's Metro is a dream come true for Shankaranna. People are demanding that the government pay tribute to them."