In a last-minute decision, the State government has agreed to change the name of the newly-formed ‘Sri Balaji’ district to Tirupati, heeding local sentiments.
From the time the first notification was issued indicating that the new district would be named ‘Sri Balaji’, suggestions and objections in the form of representations were sent to the government urging that the district retain the name of ‘Tirupati’. While hopes among the residents of a favourable outcome were low, given the general reluctance witnessed with regard to similar appeals received from across the State, the decision to name the district as Tirupati came as a pleasant surprise.
