MCC All Set to Name Circuit House to Bejai Church Road After George Fernandes: Thanks to MLA Kamath

The Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) is all set to name the road leading from circuit house to Bejai church after former defence minister George Fernandes. A native of Mangalore, George Fernandes was born in 1930 to John Joseph Fernandes and Alice Martha Fernandes from Bejai.

Mangalore South MLA Vedavyas Kamath had put forth the request in January 2020 to name the Bejai Church Road, as Sri George Fernandes Road as a tribute to him for his achievement in Indian Politics.

He was instrumental in setting up the Konkan Railway project, connecting Mangalore and Bombay. In 1994, Fernandes formed the Samata Party, which later allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was appointed convenor of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and served as the Defence Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government for two terms, between 1998 and 2004.