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MLAs seek renaming of villages with 'Derogatory' names
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|January 04, 2026
During the discussion on the Bill to amend the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act in the Assembly on Saturday, several MLAs urged the state government to change the names of certain villages, stating that the existing names sounded derogatory or inappropriate.
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The issue arose while the government moved a proposal to rename Jain Tirumalapur as Jaianna Tirumalapur, with Panchayat Raj Minister Dhanasri Anasuya (Seethakka) clarifying that the existing name was linked to Jainism.
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