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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut connected Sunday (January 25, 2026) questioned Maharashtra Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha’s request to region “King Edward” from the sanction of Mumbai’s KEM Hospital, pointing retired that a gathering developed by Mr. Lodha’s gruop is named Lodha Trump Tower successful Worli.
KEM Hospital is simply a globally renowned nationalist infirmary successful Mumbai.
Questioning Mr. Lodha’s basal connected overseas names, Mr. Raut said the Minister had described “King Edward” arsenic a awesome of British assemblage regularisation and slavery, portion his ain Lodha Group had built and marketed Lodha Trump Tower successful Worli, named aft U.S. President Donald Trump. In a station connected X, Mr. Raut asked, “If overseas oregon assemblage names are the issue, shouldn’t ‘Trump’ beryllium removed, too? Consistency, anyone?”
Mr. Raut’s connection came aft Mr. Lodha, speaking astatine the centenary celebrations of the King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital, called for the removal of “King Edward” from the sanction of the hospital, describing it arsenic a awesome of slavery. Mr. Lodha said, “King Edward has thing to bash with us. The municipality should see dropping the sanction arsenic it is not Indian; it is simply a British sanction that signifies slavery.” He pointed retired that Amrit Mahotsav, marking India’s independency had passed, but assemblage footprints remained.
Nationalist Congress Party MP Amol Kolhe besides criticised Mr. Lodha and said, “His task names are Lodha Belmondo, Lodha Palagio, Alta Mount, Casa Bella, and Trump Towers. Why did helium ne'er sanction his projects based connected section names similar Ramkutir, Sita Sadan, and Lakshmi Niwas? General patients don’t adjacent cognize the name. They telephone it KEM Hospital. This is simply a brand.”
