Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

MUMBAI: BJP MLA Raj Purohit wants Marine lines station to be renamed as Mumbadevi. Purohit, who is the local MLA of the area, met railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday and also Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last week to press his demand.

The demand comes after Elphinstone Road to be changed to Prabhadevi and naming of Oshiwara as Ram Mandir.

In a letter written to the authorities, Purohit said as a 500-year-old temple of the deity is in the vicinity. “Many stations in the city have been named after gods and goddesses whose temples are close to the station, the locals of the area around Mumbadevi temple have demanded for renaming Marine Lines station.” Purohit said.

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena too has demanded that south Mumbai’s Grant Road station could well be renamed Gamdevi; Prabhadevi may take the nameplate at Elphinstone Road, and Charni Road could be called Girgaum.

