‘IIT-Bombay as IIT-Mumbai’: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to write to PM Modi, HRD minister for name change

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Nov 26, 2025, 18:01 IST

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will write to the Prime Minister and Union Education Ministry to officially rename IIT-Bombay to IIT-Mumbai. This follows criticism from the MNS over Union Minister Jitendra Singh's remarks suggesting the institute should retain its original name. The state government considers the renaming demand legitimate.

Devendra Fadnavis

MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Education Ministry requesting that IIT-Bombay be officially renamed IIT-Mumbai, after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) criticised Union minister Jitendra Singh’s recent comments on the issue.The row erupted after Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology, remarked during an event at IIT-Bombay on Monday: “As far as IIT Bombay is concerned, thank god it still is this name. You have not changed it to Mumbai.” He added that the same was true for IIT Madras, which continues to retain its earlier name.

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Raj Thackeray’s MNS accused Singh of insulting Maharashtra. Party leader Gajanan Kale said BJP leaders “never miss an opportunity to insult Marathi, Mumbai and Maharashtra” and demanded that Mumbai BJP president Amit Satam and state minister Ashish Shelar visit Bal Thackeray’s memorial to apologise for the remarks.

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