After CM appeal, name game takes off for Warangal airport
He said it should either be Rudrama International Airport (RIA) or Kakatiya International Airport (KIA) to reflect Warangal and Kakatiya heritage. Rudrama Devi International Airport or Kakatiya International Airport remind us of the rich history of Orugallu,” posted leading Tollywood star Vijay Devarakonda on X “Warangal airport can be named after former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao,” said CPI national secretary, K Narayana. Chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s appeal on X to people to suggest a name for the proposed Mamnoor airport has triggered a stream of suggestions from politicians, film personalities and ordinary netizens. The suggestions are varied: PV Narasimha Rao, Orugallu, Rudrama Devi, Kakatiya, Sammakka-Saralamma and Prataparudra. Among those pushing for them was Warangal-born filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga – known for blockbusters ‘Arjun Reddy’, ‘Kabir Singh’ and ‘Animal’. Joining him in the name game was ‘Dasara’ director, Srikanth Odela, who suggested Sammakka-Saralamma International Airport, even as producer-actor Bandla Ganesh picked Rani Rudrama Devi International Airport, Warangal, as his first choice. “Power places need powerful names of the people from that land.