It will be Kadapa no more. A government notification was issued on Monday, as expected, to rename the district as "Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy district".
Kadapa will be the third district to be renamed in recent years. Nellore became Potti Sriramulu Nellore last year and a few years ago Ongole was renamed Prakasam in memory of Tanguturi Prakasam, the first CM of AP.
Analysts averred that Kadapa should be renamed as "YS Rajasekhara Reddy Kadapa" district. "Kadapa is a corruption of Gadapa, meaning the place where your feet falls before you reach the Lord’s abode (Tirumala). If you remove Kadapa, this historical significance will be lost," an analyst said.
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