AP CM YS Jagan defends replacing NTR’s name with YSR’s for health varsity

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has defended the decision to rechristen the Health University after his father and the late Chief Minister Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy, replacing NTR’s name.

Participating in a discussion in the Assembly here on Wednesday, he said he had a lot of respect for late N.T. Rama Rao–in fact, more than what Chandrababu Naidu had and he had never spoken against NTR till date. “After



giving a lot of thought, we went ahead with the move to change the name in favour of YSR whose brain child was the 108 as well as the 104 scheme. 

He was a medical professional who knew the woes of the poor which was why he brought corporate health care within their reach. YSR is a glowing sun in the health sector and is appreciated by one and all including the Prime Minister,” he argued.