Surathkal Junction to be Named as Vinayaka Damodar Savarkar: MCC Approves Proposal

Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) council in its meeting on September 30, unanimously resolved to put the name of Vinayaka Damodar Savarkar on Surathkal Junction Circle. The opposition Congress and the two members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) did not object to the decision taken by the council led by the BJP.

Mangalore City North MLA Y. Bharat Shetty had appealed to the corporation to name the circle after Savarkar saying that he had dedicated his life to the nation. It said that though the proposal on naming the circle after Savarkar came up at its meeting on October 30, 2021, the council had resolved to refer the matter to the Standing Committee for Town Planning and Improvement to take an appropriate decision.