It was renamed by the Karnataka state government after freedom fighter Mahadeva Mailar.
Already the Hubballi railway station of Karnataka was renamed as Sri Siddharoodha Swami Railway Station – Hubballi.
The Ministry of Home Affairs under the Government of India had no objection to changing the name.
The Government of Karnataka is to issue gazette notification on the spelling of the new name accordingly in Devanagari (Hindi), Roman (English) and the regional language.