Mumbai: Shiva Sena workers damaged boards naming Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport as 'Adani Airport' on Monday.

Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant reacting to party workers vandalising Adani signboard, said, "Airport's name is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport. They wrote 'Adani Airport'. Have you bought it? Shivaji Maharaj is country's pride. They have done the vandalism. Two-three people don't follow laws".

Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik said, "Mumbai airport has been named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Adani group took over management control of the Airport but the way 'Adnai Airport' was displayed in front of statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, has hurt people's sentiments".

Read: China used Left parties to scuttle India-US nuclear deal: Ex-foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale

Following the incident, the Adani Group issued a statement clarifying that the Adani Airports Holding Limited( AAH.L) merely replaced the previous branding with Adani Airports branding and no change has been made to CSMIA's branding or positioning at the terminal.

Adani Group has a 74 per cent stake in Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, post the stake purchase transaction. With 50.5 per cent being bought from GVK Group and 23.5 per cent from minority partners, including Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and Bidvest Group.

(With PTI inputs)