The proposal to name the Malad playground after Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi instead of Tipu Sultan has been cleared by the Markets and Gardens Committee of the BMC on Tuesday and will be tabled in the general meeting of the civic body in March first week for final approval. The move has again sparked controversy, with some corporators opposing the proposal. 

The playground, located in Malwani, Malad, and popular as Tipu Sultan ground, was inaugurated by local MLA and Guardian Minister of Mumbai City Aslam Shaikh on January 26. However, corporators from P North (Malad) Sangita Sutar, Eknath Hundare, Geeta Bhandari, Suhas Wadkar and local Sena leader Sudhakar Surve sent letters to committee concerned, requesting to name the ground after Jhansi chi Rani Lakshmibai as the queen fought fearlessly against the British in the 19th century.