Mysuru MP Pratap Simha wants the Mysuru-Bengaluru Tipu Express to be renamed Wodeyar Express in recognition of the contribution of the Wadiyars to the development of the region.
In a letter to Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mr. Simha said the contribution of the Wadiyars of Mysuru to the development of railways was immense and listed some of the initiatives taken for the development of rail infrastructure in the princely State of Mysore by the Wadiyars.
