Motera Stadium Renamed After PM Modi: Who Stated What On Twitter

New Delhi:

The marvel renaming of the remodeled Motera cricket stadium in Gujarat after High Minister Narendra Modi nowadays led to a flood of reactions on social media. The biggest cricket floor on this planet was once introduced by way of President Ram Nath Kovind and has a capability of one,10,000.

What was once previous referred to the Motera Stadium or the Sardar Patel Stadium will now be referred to as the Narendra Modi stadium. The stadium will probably be part of the deliberate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports activities Enclave within the town.

The BJP’s competitors and critics accused it of “insulting” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a freedom icon and India’s first House Minister.

Shiv Sena chief and Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted: “Surprising Motera Cricket Stadium Kudos. On the other hand Sardar Vallabhai Patel, nice son of India, whose title was once used broadly to suggest he wasn’t given his due, we now see his title erased from the stadium. I’m positive Hon PM will object to his title getting used to write-over India’s Iron Guy.”

Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweeted a quote in Hindi by way of Sardar Patel.

“There’s something distinctive on this soil, which has at all times been the domicile of serious souls in spite of many hindrances,” she tweeted.

“इस मिट्टी में कुछ अनूठा है, जो कई बाधाओं के बावजूद हमेशा महान आत्माओं का निवास रहा है।”

~ सरदार पटेल

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) February 24, 2021

Congress chief Hardik Patel accused the BJP of the use of Sardar Patel for votes after which disrespecting his reminiscence. “The arena’s greatest Ahmedabad-based Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium has been renamed the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, is it no longer an insult to Sardar Patel? The BJP, which requested for votes within the title of Sardar Patel, is now insulting Sardar Saheb. The folks of Gujarat is not going to undergo the insult of Sardar Patel,” he tweeted in Hindi.

Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani focused the renaming with a jibe.

“The 2 primary pavilions of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad are named Adani and Ambani! What a accident!” Mr Mevani tweeted in Hindi with the hashtag #HamDoHamareDo.

अहमदाबाद के नरेन्द्र मोदी स्टेडियम के दो मुख्य पवेलियन के नाम अदानी और अम्बानी है !

What a accident! #HamDoHamareDo

— Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) February 24, 2021

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar and different BJP leaders welcomed the renaming.

“Through making health an unwavering a part of other people’s lives, and by way of making Yoga identified on the international stage, giving the chant to be wholesome to the entire international, High Minister Narendra Modi ji’s title given to the arena’s greatest cricket stadium,” Mr Javadekar tweeted in Hindi, sharing pictures.

फिटनेस को लोगों के जीवन का अटूट हिस्सा बनाने वाले एवं योग को विश्व स्तर पे मान्यता दिला कर, समस्त विश्व को स्वस्थ रहने का मंत्र देने वाले, प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी का नाम विश्व के सबसे बड़े क्रिकेट स्टेडियम को दिए जाने पर @GCAMotera को हार्दिक बधाई। pic.twitter.com/zwVkudhlpn

— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) February 24, 2021

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad focused Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

“Have Sonia Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi ever praised international’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Kevadia? Have they visited it? What extra can also be stated?” Mr Prasad stated, reported information company ANI.

Some other BJP chief, Y Satya Kumar, replied to the grievance with a reminder of establishments and tournaments named after the Nehru-Gandhi circle of relatives.

“28 sports activities tournaments, awards & trophies named after individuals of Nehru-Gandhi circle of relatives. 19 stadium named after the individuals of the Nehru-Gandhi circle of relatives. Similar party individuals are rattled when simply ‘1’ stadium has been named after Narendra Modi Ji which was once his imaginative and prescient and brainchild,” he tweeted.

•28 sports activities tournaments, awards & trophies named after individuals of Nehru-Gandhi circle of relatives.

•19 stadium named after the individuals of the Nehru-Gandhi circle of relatives.

Similar party individuals are rattled when simply ‘1’ stadium has been named after @narendramodi Ji which was once his imaginative and prescient & brainchild. pic.twitter.com/JNoGU5hDha

— Y. Satya Kumar (@satyakumar_y) February 24, 2021

The Rashtriya Janata Dal slammed the renaming and tweeted in Hindi: “The actual color of the self-styled ruler is now obviously uncovered! This could also be the primary time in 70 years! However this will probably be without a doubt the ultimate time! Self-indulgence has but to come back right down to shamelessness!”

The cricket floor, which was once previous referred to as the Sardar Patel Stadium, and extra popularly referred to as the Motera stadium, was once renamed after PM Modi, who was once additionally previously a president of the Gujarat Cricket Affiliation. The stadium was once the puppy undertaking of PM Modi when he was once leader minister of Gujarat.

Former diplomat KC Singh criticised the renaming of a stadium after a sitting High Minister.

“Has another stadium named after an iconic determine been renamed after sitting PM? Except Modi ji gave Sardar Patel a statue and takes Sardar’s stadium in go back,” Mr Singh tweeted.

House Minister Amit Shah and Sports activities Minister Kiren Rijiju, at the side of the Board of Keep an eye on for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, had been additionally provide on the inauguration.

“This stadium was once the dream of the high minister and he had all over his stint as leader minister right here floated the speculation of establishing the arena’s greatest stadium,” Amit Shah stated.

The stadium was once inaugurated because the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Cricket Stadium by way of PM Modi in February ultimate 12 months when he hosted a mega-rally there with then US president Donald Trump.

The Congress puzzled why the 2 ends of the stadium had been named after corporates observed as with regards to the federal government.

The stadium, which is able to seat 1,10,000 other people, is part of the 215 acre Sardar Vallabbhai Patel sports activities complicated, which, the federal government says, will probably be in a position to host the Olympics quickly.

“All 3 sports activities complexes will have the ability to host all global sports activities. Whether or not it’s the commonwealth video games, or the Asian video games or the Olympics, Ahmedabad will probably be in a position for it in six months.