The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) has called for posthumous Bharat Ratna awards for Forward Bloc leader U. Muthuramalinga Thevar and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. The party also urged renaming Madurai International Airport after Thevar, as highlighted in its 32-page poll manifesto released by T.T.V. Dhinakaran.