Chennai, Oct 9 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, on Thursday, inaugurated the 10.1-km G D Naidu flyover in Coimbatore city.

However, naming the flyover, which the Tamil Nadu government claimed is the longest flyover in South India, after 'Edison of India' G D Naidu has come under criticism, as it is a caste name.

Incidentally, Tamil Nadu government has issued an order dated October 6 with guidelines for the removal or renaming of caste names in residential areas, streets, roads, water bodies and other public infrastructure.

The government order stipulates that a list of all infrastructure that has caste-based names should be prepared by October 14, and notifications regarding the name change should be published in the District Government Gazette by October 24, after consultati

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