Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Owaisi urges Telangana to name Warangal airport after Allauddin
Asaduddin Owaisi wants Warangal’s proposed airport to be named after Maulvi Allauddin.
Allauddin was a freedom fighter connected with Hyderabad’s resistance to British rule.
Owaisi said Allauddin and Turrebaz Khan fought the British Residency in Hyderabad in 1857.
Allauddin was later captured and sent to the Cellular Jail.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asked people to suggest names for the airport.
The airport is planned at Mamnoor in Warangal.
Other people suggested names connected to the Kakatiya dynasty and P V Narasimha Rao.
The final name has not been announced.
Asaduddin Owaisi urged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to name the proposed Warangal airport after freedom fighter Maulvi Allauddin.
Owaisi said Allauddin and Turrebaz Khan led an uprising against the British Residency in Hyderabad on July 17, 1857.
He said Allauddin was later captured and imprisoned in the Cellular Jail.
Revanth Reddy invited public suggestions for the airport’s name on September 19, after land was handed to the Airports Authority of India.
Other suggestions include Rudrama International Airport, Kakatiya International Airport and an airport named after former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao.
- Who
- AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi urged Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to name the airport after Maulvi Allauddin.
- What
- A proposal was made to name the proposed Warangal airport Maulvi Syed Alauddin Airport.
- When
- Owaisi made the appeal on Tuesday after Reddy invited naming suggestions on September 19.
- Where
- The proposed airport is at Mamnoor in Warangal, Telangana.
- Why
- Owaisi said the name would honor Allauddin’s role in the 1857 resistance and his sacrifice.
Supporters of historical and freedom-struggle names
Supporters of regional and political legacy names
Name honoring Maulvi Allauddin
Supporters of historical and freedom-struggle names
Asaduddin Owaisi supports naming the airport after Maulvi Allauddin to recognize his resistance to British rule and sacrifice.
Supporters of regional and political legacy names
No opposing statement to Owaisi’s proposal was reported, but other public figures suggested different names.
Which regional legacy should be highlighted
Supporters of historical and freedom-struggle names
Owaisi emphasized Hyderabad’s freedom struggle and Allauddin’s connection to the 1857 uprising.
Supporters of regional and political legacy names
Sandeep Reddy Vanga proposed names linked to the Kakatiya dynasty and Queen Rani Rudrama Devi, while K Narayana proposed honoring P V Narasimha Rao.
- Proposed airport
- Mamnoor Airport, Warangal
- Requested name
- Maulvi Syed Alauddin Airport
- Freedom fighter
- Syed Allauddin Hyder, also known as Maulvi Allauddin
- Historic event
- Resistance against the British Residency in Hyderabad on July 17, 1857
- Other name suggestions
- Rudrama International Airport, Kakatiya International Airport and an airport named after P V Narasimha Rao
- Project status
- Land has been handed over to the Airports Authority of India; the Detailed Project Report is under preparation
- Possible ceremony
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to perform the airport’s bhumi puja