Dropped caste appendage 'Rao' from my name: Sitaram Yechury
During a recent interview, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury revealed that he was initially named 'Sitaramarao' after his grandfather. Yechury, who is a Telugu-speaking Brahmin, added that he later "dropped the caste appendage" from his name. "So Sitaram it has remained. In any case, as Shakespeare said what is in a name?" he added.