VIJAYAWADA: The government’s decision to name the newly formed Vijayawada district as Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao (NTR) Vijayawada district has drawn mixed responses from the followers of NTR. While the TDP has welcomed the move, they also demanded that Machilipatnam district be named NTR Krishna district.
Former chief minister and founder of TDP NTR was born in Nimmakuru village which is located under Machilipatnam parliamentary constituency. NTR’s association with the district was a close one. He completed his degree at SRR & CVR college in the city.
The demand to name Krishna district as NTR district has been in circulation for almost one decade. Chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy during his ‘padayatra’ in the district promised to rename Krishna district as NTR district.
Now, the state government has named the newly formed Vijayawada district as NTR Vijayawada district. “Our government is committed to our election promises. Y S Jagan is known for his nature of fulfilling promises. Keeping politics aside YS Jagan named Vijayawada district after NTR who is a legendary actor and people’s CM of the state.
We never bother about politics when it comes to welfare of the public,” endowments minister Vellampalli Srinivas said. Meanwhile, TDP leaders are demanding the government rename the existing Krishna district. “NTR spent his childhood at Nimmakuru which is located in Pamarru assembly constituency.
People from Gudivada, Machilipatnam and Pamarru raised demands to name a new district after NTR. But the government has ignored their demand and named Vijayawada district as NTR district. We demand the government revise its decision,” said Ganduri Venkata Mahesh, a TDP leader
