New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the world’s largest stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Initially named Motera Stadium, it was renamed as Narendra Modi stadium.
As the news broke about the rechristening of stadium, Congress supporters and liberals took strong objection to it and started spreading falsehoods.
Launching attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress spokesperson said such act shows his ‘narcissism and arrogance’ while Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel called the move an insult to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
मोटेरा स्टेडीयम से सरदार पटेल का नाम हटा कर नरेंद्र मोदी रखना आज़ादी के महानायक का घोर अपमान है।
आपके दम्भ और अहंकार की कोई तो सीमा होगी मोदी जी? शर्म कीजिए@narendramodi #MoteraCricketStadium #StadiumRenamed#ShameOnYouModi pic.twitter.com/UtY0DYxy5A
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) February 24, 2021
Tables turned on Congress
Blame game and verbal spat erupted on Twitter, soon after renaming of the stadium, with many BJP supporters justifying the move. They claimed that not 1 but many airports, roads and projects are named after Nehru Gandhi family and this naming of stadium after PM Modi is rightly deserved.
Times Now senior editor Megha Prasad put forth details of stadiums, sports tournaments and trophies named after Nehru Gandhi family. This revelation of details puts Congress on the backseat and it is scrambling to find defence for it.
Here is a list of 23 stadiums named after #GandhiParivar ! Have fun ? #MoteraStadium pic.twitter.com/ORzegZlezU
— Megha Prasad (@MeghaSPrasad) February 24, 2021
How Netizens reacted over Gandhi-named stadiums
#MoteraCricketStadium now named
As #नरेंद्र_मोदी_स्टेडियम proud moment for every supporter of @narendramodi Ji ?❤️? pic.twitter.com/mpmYJgp9qO— Sakshi Mehta (@SakshiM4hta) February 24, 2021
List aur bhi bada hai mama. some RTI in 2012 or 13 revelaed that there are 450 buldings, institutions and awards named after the gandhi parivar.
But but but, ye justification kis baat ka hai?— Siddharth KumarSingh (@siddharthk63) February 24, 2021
Burnol moment for chamcha’s ??#नरेन्द्र_मोदी_स्टेडियम_मोटेरा#नरेन्द्र_मोदी_स्टेडियम pic.twitter.com/KDldJt34EO
— कबतक ?? (@bhonpu_) February 24, 2021
#Nehru–#Gandhi Dynasty ‘NAMESAKE’
98 : Universities
98 : Stadiums
28 : Tournaments
37 : Institutions
51 : Awards
15 : Scholarships
74 : Roads & Buildings
450 : Government ProjectsToday they have problem with Motera Cricket Stadium getting named after pic.twitter.com/NNGYFWDN46
— You_Boon (@IAmCreator88888) February 24, 2021