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We must stop pandering to politicians’ fragile egos

The knives though were out for the ruling party with the BJP being accused of disrespect and the PM of megalomania.

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President Ram Nath Kovind and Union Home Minister Amit Shah interact with Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Pic/AFP

President Ram Nath Kovind and Union Home Minister Amit Shah interact with Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Pic/AFP

India’s big Test win comes amidst a simmering controversy about the Motera cricket stadium being named the Narendra Modi stadium. It is housed within the Sardar Patel complex, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed.

The knives though were out for the ruling party with the BJP being accused of disrespect and the PM of megalomania. Some said the stadium should have been retained simply as Motera stadium, while others said it could have been named after somebody else. All in all, the name blame game, fame and shame rigmarole began again.

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