Lucknow to be renamed? Yogi Adityanath sparks a buzz

LUCKNOW: A tweet by chief minister Yogi Adityanath has sparked off speculations about the name of Lucknow, the state capital, being changed in the coming weeks.

In the tweet welcoming PM Narendra Modi to Lucknow on Monday evening, Yogi wrote: “Sheshavatar Bhagwan Laxman ki pawan nagri Lucknow mein aapka swagat aur abhinandan.”

This has led to a debate on social media about the name of Lucknow being changed to Laxmanpuri.

A grand temple dedicated to Laxman is already being constructed in Lucknow.

A demand to change the name of Lucknow to Lakhanpuri or Laxmanpuri has been raised several times by BJP leaders.