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Chrissy 2023-12-01 23:33:53 

speaking Caribbean who would dare to name a cricket stadium after himself. Modi is something else.
Aren’t there enough cricket heroes in India to name stadia after?

Dat is way too vulgar.

 
sgtdjones 2023-12-02 02:06:05 

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Inaugurating the cricket ground, the president Ramnath Kovind said, “This stadium was conceptualised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat.
He was president of the Gujarat Cricket Association at that time.”

Adding his bit to the Gujarat Cricket Association’s rationale for naming the stadium after Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah said, “We have decided to name it after the country’s prime minister.
It was Modiji’s dream project.”
The GCA is a trust and not a government body but its current president is Amit Shah. Earlier, it was headed by Modi.


Its obvious Modi didnt name it after himself the Gujarat Cricket Association did.

An historian senior moment...

WIRE english

 
Halliwell 2023-12-02 09:51:51 

In reply to sgtdjones

I cannot believe what you wrote there.
SURELY you know how things work in places like that. Which is EXACTLY Christine’s point.

 
Verstehen 2023-12-02 12:57:44 

In reply to Chrissy

You are exactly right.

There’s been plenty of commentary on this in India too.

Others who have had a public monument or a stadium or any public building named after themselves, in their lifetimes and while in power: Mussolini, Gaddafi, Hitler, Erdogan.

That’s all that needs to be said to understand the the naming of the stadium and understanding Modi.

 
positiveg 2023-12-02 12:59:13 

In reply to Halliwell

You think he doesn't know how things work in those places, but
I ain't want to believe his naivety in this matter

 
Chrissy 2023-12-02 13:15:29 

In reply to Verstehen
Thanks bro - your words put the QED on this one - I find it frightening.

 
Emir 2023-12-02 13:37:30 

In reply to Verstehen

Add Reagan & Thatcher .

 
Chrissy 2023-12-02 14:04:31 

Meanwhile in Antigua and Barbuda IVA
Richards got his own $2 dollar note at an official launch last night.
Nice Viv.

 
Poggy 2023-12-02 14:45:24 

In reply to Chrissy

Lovely ☺️

 
JOJO 2023-12-02 14:53:01 

In reply to Chrissy

speaking Caribbean who would dare to name a cricket stadium after himself. Modi is something else.


Correction: who would be prepared to risk the political or electoral backlash if they dared to…

Modi did it because he can get away with it or it boosts his political advantage.

 
Chrissy 2023-12-02 15:00:23 

In reply to JOJO
Good point. - for now.
He was planning to wave a WC win to his goons - NOT

 
Verstehen 2023-12-02 15:28:11 

In reply to Emir

Reagan and Thatcher


Did they do it when they were in power? I have not looked it up.

 
Chrissy 2023-12-02 15:55:43 

In reply to Verstehen
No

 
Curtis 2023-12-02 16:21:37 

In reply to Chrissy

Caribbean PM's won't dare name a cricket stadium after themselves.

They name entire towns after themselves like your guy did with Linden.

big grinbig grinbig grinbig grinbig grinbig grin

 
sgtdjones 2023-12-02 16:27:24 

In reply to Halliwell

Adding his bit to the Gujarat Cricket Association’s rationale for naming the stadium after Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah said, “We have decided to name it after the country’s prime minister.


I read the above its factual.It states what happened. In a democracy their is always some negativity.

I prefer to believe such rather than the threads gossip.

If you have facts to prove other wise show it.

Its simple refute what the GCA noted above.

 
DirtyDan 2023-12-04 14:46:31 

In reply to Curtis

You guys seem to be suggesting that Modi is very Burnham-like - a great complement if you ask me.

 
WI_cricfan 2023-12-04 17:57:43 

Lotsa places in Guyana will soon be named after Modi...according the Jeremy