Stating that rechristening of the Ahmedabad cricket stadium after Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an "ill omen", BJP MP Subramanian Swamy urged that must remove his name and restore Sardar Patel’s name.
"My research so far shows only two: Saddam Hussein and Gadafi. That is an ill omen. Did Nehru, Mao or Idi Amin? Modi must demand that his name be removed and Sardar Patel’s name restored," the Union Cabinet Minister tweeted on February 27.
In a move that caught many by surprise, the Motera cricket stadium or the Sardar Patel Stadium, hailed as "world's largest cricket ground", in Ahmedabad was renamed the Narendra Modi Stadium on February 24, 2021.
While inaugurating the stadium, President Kovind said, "It is a matter of pride for us that the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium has become the world’s largest cricket stadium with a capacity of 1.32 lakh spectators."
(With agency inputs)
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