‘Gen-Z youth groups’ demand clarity on NIELIT

Hundreds of students, parents and youth activists led by YSRCP gathered at a prominent centre in Tirupati on Friday (September 11, 2026) and demanded the government to give clarity on the status of ‘National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology’ (NIELIT), sanctioned to Tirupati by the Union Government.

Interestingly, the demonstration was conducted by self-styled Gen-Z groups under the slogan ‘Cockroach Tirupati’, reached the main gate of Sri Venkateswara University in a protest march.

Member of Parliament Dr. M. Gurumoorthy, MLC Cipai Subramanyam and YSRCP constituency in-charge Bhumana Abhinay Reddy extended support to the movement and sought an explanation from the government, in the wake talk going on about moving the institute from Tirupati to Amaravati. The District Collector has since clarified that the centre is not being moved as rumoured.