Mumbai: Shiv Sena on Monday claims the central decision to change the name of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award after Hockey Legend Dhyan Chand is not the desire of the community, but “political game”.
The editorial at Mouthpiece Sena ‘Saamana’ also asked what the contribution of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cricket that a stadium (in Ahmedabad) was named after.
The highest Khel Ratna Sports Award in India, which was named after former PM Rajiv Gandhi, on Friday was returned in the honor of the Hockey Dhyan Chand wizard, following the awesome performance of the men and women’s hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics.
Make an announcement, the Prime Minister Modi said he had received many requests from residents throughout India to mention the Khel Ratna award after a big Dhyan Chand.
On Monday, the editorial in ‘Saamana’ said TWAKER PRIME Minister Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were victims of terrorist.
There may be political differences with leaders like them, but their sacrifice of the development of the country cannot be ridiculed, he scaly.
“Changing the name of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is not the desire of the community, but a political game,” it was claimed.
“Large Dhyan Chand can be respected without insulting Rajiv Gandhi sacrifice.
However, the country has lost its tradition and culture.
It will make Dhyan Chand sad in heaven,” Sena said.
It was said only because the mode government changed the name of the award did not mean the government had previously forgotten Dhyan Chand.
It is not a great honor for Dhyan Chand to use the name for awards by replacing it by the name Rajiv Gandhi, who has made “the highest sacrifice for the country”, said Sena.
“Removing the name Rajiv Gandhi (from the award) is a political hatred,” claimed.
Marathi publication.
The question word asked by several BJP leaders about whether Rajiv Gandhi had held a hockey stick in his hands valid.
“People also asked what Narendra Modi had done for cricket that a stadium in Ahmedabad was named by replacing (previously) the name Sardar Patel,” he said.
The same benchmark should be applied when changing the name of the Delhi Stadium (Feroz Shah Kotla) after (Late BJP Leader) Arun Jaitely.
People also ask these questions, Sena said.
The editorial also claimed that while the Modi government celebrated India’s victory at the Olympics who had just concluded, it has reduced the sports budget of Rs 300 Crore.
When the Sahara Group attracted sponsors of the men’s hockey and women’s sponsor, Odisha’s head of Odisha Naveen Patnik received their trusteeship, it stated.
“Therefore, the contribution of the Odisha government is equally important in the victory of the Hockey (Male) team (at the Olympics),” he added.
When Khashaba Jadhav has won the first individual Olympic medal (bronze) for the country, why nobody thinks of preparing the ‘khel ratna’ award for his name? Sena asked.