Hyderabad, Oct. 25 -- BJP party leader Prakash Reddy has come out in support of candidate and folk singer Maithili Thakur's remark about renaming Alinagar to Sitanagar if she wins the upcoming Bihar assembly election, calling it a reflection of India's cultural heritage.

Maithili Thakur, the 25-year-old BJP nominee from the Alinagar constituency, sparked debate after a video surfaced in which she told voters, "Alinagar will become Sitanagar if I win the election." Following criticism on social media, she clarified that the idea was suggested by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai. "It was not my idea. The suggestion came from the Union Minister Nityanand Rai, who shared it with me during the filing of nomination in Darbhanga. ...