Renaming of the refurbished Sardar Patel cricket stadium in Ahmedabad has not gone effectively with the opposition parties. The stadium was named right after Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggering a political slugfest with Congress calling it an insult to just about every Indian. The stadium has come to be the very first-ever public location to be named right after PM Modi. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi stated that the renaming of the stadium right after PM Modi and its two ends right after Reliance and Adani has revealed the truth. With the ‘HumDoHumareDo’ hashtag, Gandhi wrote on Twitter, “Beautiful how the truth reveals itself. Narendra Modi stadium, – Adani end, – Reliance end, With Jay Shah presiding.” Rahul has been alleging that the Modi government functions only for its corporate buddies which includes Ambanis and Adanis and the renaming of stadium’s Pavilions right after these corporates have provided him one more chance to fire a fresh salvo on the BJP.
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नरेंद्र मोदी स्टेडियम
– अडानी एंड
– रिलायंस एंडजय शाह की अध्यक्षता में!#HumDoHumareDo
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 24, 2021
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala stated that the move to rename the stadium is an insult to Sardar Patel. “Saheb’s 3 schemes have been successful – ‘Sell’ scheme, ‘Stop’ scheme, ‘Change name’ scheme,” tweeted Surjewala with hashtag ‘Sardar_Patel_Ka_Apman’.
साहेब की 3 योजनाएँ सफल रही हैं -:
‘बेच दो’ योजना,
‘बंद कर दो’ योजना,
‘नाम बदल दो’ योजना ।#सरदार_पटेल_का_अपमान pic.twitter.com/p4IVLtIzRI— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) February 24, 2021
Gujarat Congress Spokesperson Dr Manish Doshi stated that the move is revenge by RSS. “Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad is renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium..! RSS is taking revenge on Sardar Patel for banning RSS. #MoteraCricketStadium,” he tweeted.
Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad is renamed as Narendra Modi Stadium..!
RSS is taking revenge on Sardar Patel for banning RSS.#MoteraCricketStadium#सरदार_पटेल_का_अपमान pic.twitter.com/hYyAcs279c
— Dr.Manish Doshi (@drmanishdoshi) February 24, 2021
However, the government attempted to clarify that the name alter entails only the Motera stadium even though the sports complicated exactly where it is situated will continue to be named right after Sardar Patel.
“The name of the Sports Complex is Sardar Patel Sports Enclave. Only the name of the Cricket Stadium, within the complex, has been named after Narendra Modi. Ironically, ‘The Family’, which never respected Sardar Patel, even after his death, is now making hue and cry,” stated Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
The name of the Sports Complex is Sardar Patel Sports Enclave. Only the name of the Cricket Stadium, inside the complicated has been named right after Narendra Modi.
Ironically, “The Family” , which under no circumstances respected Sardar Patel, even right after his death, is now generating hue and cry. pic.twitter.com/DMmVtgxuzR
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) February 24, 2021
Hitting back at Congress, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated, “I want to ask Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi that while they have objection over renaming of Motera Stadium to Narendra Modi Stadium, Have they ever praised world’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Kevadia? Have they even visited it?”
I want to ask Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi that even though they have objection more than renaming of Motera Stadium to Narendra Modi Stadium, Have they ever praised world’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Kevadia? Have they even visited it? pic.twitter.com/huzBYOAqDV
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) February 24, 2021
BJP President JP Nadda stated that Prime Minister Modi had launched campaigns like ‘Khelo India’ and ‘Fit India’ to market sports and it is his vision that Ahmedabad is getting established as the sports city of India. “Hon’ble Prime Minister’s untiring efforts and policies will help India establish itself at the highest position in the world of sports. Naming the world’s largest stadium after Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is a humble attempt to honour his vision,” stated Nadda in a tweet.
Motera stadium is the world’s biggest stadium with a seating capacity of 1,10,000 folks.