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Sitaram Yechury, using the recent trending meme template, said: “Yeh Narendra Modi Stadium hai, yeh iske do Ends hain…aur yeh cronies ki pawri ho rahi hai.”
After the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad was renamed to Narendra Modi Stadium, and its pavilion ends were named after corporate giants– Reliance and Adani– many opposition leaders and social media users called out the move in the wake of the “crony capitalism” debate stirred by the farmers’ protest.
Over the last few years, the Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium was reconstructed. It was inaugurated by India’s President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday, 24 February. However, the announcement was made during the inauguration that the stadium has now been named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Though, the new arena, which includes training facilities for other sports, is called the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave.
Congress Slams Modi Over Motera Stadium Name, Calls it Insult to Every Indian
Amid the controversy, the government said the name change involves only the Motera stadium and the sports complex where it is located will continue to be named after Sardar Patel.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The renaming of the refurbished Sardar Patel cricket stadium in Ahmedabad after Prime Minister Narendra Modi triggered a political slugfest on Wednesday, with the opposition Congress saying it was an insult to India’s first home minister and the ruling BJP flagging the naming of numerous stadia in the country after Nehru-Gandhi family members.
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Rahul says it is beautiful how the truth reveals itself , Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says BJP may have realised now that the stadium was named after a home minister who banned their organisation (RSS)
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The state-of-the-art facility in Motera can accommodate 1.32 lakh spectators
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the Modi government for renaming Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera as Narendra Modi stadium. In a veiled attack at PM Modi, Rahul said it was beautiful how the truth reveals itself . Narendra Modi stadium - Adani end - Reliance end With Jay Shah presiding. #HumDoHamareDo, he tweeted. He also shared the same tweet in Hindi.