After Lending His Name to a Stadium, Narendra Modi Joins League of Notorious World Leaders
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Motera Stadium in February 2020, during the Namaste Trump event. Photo: Andrea Hanks/The White House, Public Domain
World25/Feb/2021
New Delhi: On February 24, President Ramnath Kovind inaugurated what is considered the worldâs largest cricket arena, after refurbishment, in Motera, Ahmedabad.
Until Wednesday, the stadium had the name of an illustrious national leader from Gujarat, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Now, Patel’s name will now be shifted to a new sports enclave in Ahmedabad.
The Motera stadium has been renamed to Narendra Modi stadium
New Delhi:
The surprise renaming of the revamped Motera cricket stadium in Gujarat after Prime Minister Narendra Modi today caused a flood of reactions on social media. The largest cricket ground in the world was launched by President Ram Nath Kovind and has a capacity of 1,10,000.
What was earlier referred to the Motera Stadium or the Sardar Patel Stadium will now be called the Narendra Modi stadium. The stadium will be a part of the planned Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in the city.
Amid controversy over the renaming, the government said the name change involves only the Motera Stadium and the entire sports complex continues to be named after Sardar Patel.
India News: NEW DELHI: Amid a controversy over a cricket stadium in Gujarat being renamed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government on Wednesday said the.