The Andhra Pradesh government had earlier decided to rename "Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Pratibha Puraskar Awards" as "YSR Vidya Puraskars" from this year onwards.
The awards, which are distributed to meritorious students in the state will now be named after a Congress leader instead of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.
On September 3, YSR Congress MLA Vundavalli Sridevi had alleged that casteist remarks and hurtful comments were used against her by some TDP leaders when she attempted to visit a Ganesh Puja pandal.
Former CM Chandrababu Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh and several other TDP leaders were taken into preventive custody at the TDP chief's residence ahead of their planned 'Chalo Atmakur' rally today.