Penguin chicks born in Mumbai deserve Marathi names: BJP leader
BJP leader Nitin Bankar has demanded Marathi names for penguin chicks born at Mumbai’s Byculla zoo, arguing that the flightless birds are "domicile of Maharashtra by birth". He said, "Chicks born here… should be given Marathi names." Despite writing to the BMC, he claimed, "No one responded." The penguin population at the zoo has now reached 21.