Bantacruz? Aviation Minister Lightens The Mood On Navi Mumbai Airport

Engaging in some Santa-Banta humour, actor and singer Suchitra Krishnamoorthi had recently joked on Twitter saying Banta wrote a letter to the Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri requesting to name the Navi Mumbai airport 'Bantacruz'.

In the middle of the controversy surrounding the re-naming of Navi Mumbai international airport in Maharashtra and different names being proposed, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter today to "lighten the mood a bit" by considering the name "Bantacruz." The Ministry of Civil Aviation receives many requests for naming & renaming of existing & under construction airports.To lighten the mood a bit, I want to inform my friend Banta that his formal proposal has not yet been received by us!@MoCA_GoIpic.twitter.com/QJLlhfRZiR Engaging in some Santa-Banta humour, actor and singer Suchitra Krishnamoorthi had recently joked on Twitter: "Banta sent a letter to the Aviation Minister: Sir, it's my humble request that the new airport in Navi Mumbai should be named 'Bantacruz' since my brother already has one airport named after him. 'Santacruz'!!!" Mr Puri played along, by quipping: "The Ministry of Civil Aviation receives many requests for naming & renaming of existing & under construction airports. To lighten the mood a bit, I want to inform my friend Banta that his formal proposal has not yet been received by us!"