The 2024 election results have sparked a new trend in Visakhapatnam with supporters of various political parties altering the names of public parks, viewpoints and other locations. This development has garnered significant criticism and negativity among the public, both online and offline. The tradition of altering the names of hospitals, parks, colleges and other public landmarks every five years, coinciding with the formation of a new government, has been a longstanding practice in the region.
Under the tenure of the TD, names like "NTR Memorial Trust" and "NTR Park" were prevalent, reflecting the party's iconic leader N.T. Rama Rao.
However, following the 2019 elections and the assumption of power by the YSRC, former chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy initiated a controversial move to rename several landmarks after his father late Y.
S. Rajasekhar Reddy, under the "YSR" banner, leading to polarising reactions. Following the fervent celebrations of the recent victory, supporters of the TD-Jana Sena-BJP NDA alliance have taken to altering these names, sparking a fresh wave of controversy.
Videos surfaced on social media depicting the vandalism of nameplates and the removal of blocks on roads previously installed by opponents. In Vijayawada, the nameplate of the YSR Health University was reportedly vandalised, and replaced with "NTR Health University" in an act of defiance. Similarly, viewpoints along the beaches of Visakhapatnam were renamed "YSR Viewpoints," only to be sw.