TDP demands 'Bharat Ratna' for late NT Rama Rao

Chandrababu said he would also pursue the issue of renaming Hyderabad International Airport after NTR.

"The old (Begumpet) airport bore NTR's name, but the Congress unceremoniously removed it. Now that the Union Civil Aviation Minister (Ashok Gajapathi Raju) is our man, I will pursue the issue and get the Hyderabad airport named after NTR," Chandrababu said.

NTR's son and MLA-elect Nandamuri Balakrishna, Chandrababu's son Nara Lokesh and senior party leaders paid tributes to NTR on the occasion and recalled his services to people.

Earlier in the day, Chandrababu, Balakrishna and members of their family visited NTR Ghat here and offered floral tributes at the samadhi.