Karnataka Assembly passes bill to rename Bangalore City University after Manmohan Singh

The Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to rename Bangalore City University after former Prime Minister (late) Dr Manmohan Singh. However, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suggested that a new university should be named after the former prime minister instead of an existing one as a tribute. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka said that naming an existing university after Manmohan Singh is not a tribute to him. BJP MLA Suresh Gowda said that Tumkur University should also be named after Shivakumar Swamiji, who was called Nadedaduva Devaru (moving god) by his followers.