Reactions: India cricket ground named after Modi

Reactions have been coming in as India renamed its new and world's largest cricket ground in Ahmedabad. The Narendra Modi stadium can seat 110,000 spectators and the facility is spread across 63 acres and built at a cost of 8 billion rupees, according to reports.

V Muraleedharan

Minister of State for External Affairs & Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the world's biggest stadium in Ahmedabad. He said that the stadium will serve as the nerve centre of KheloIndia.

V Muraleedharan statement on New stadium

Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir reaction

Congress leader Hardik Patel

Congress leader Hardik Patel slammed the Central Government for renaming the world's largest Ahmedabad-based Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium after Narendra Modi, calling it an insult to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

"The world's largest Ahmedabad-based Sardar Patel Cricket Stadium has been renamed as Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, is this not an insult to Sardar Patel? The BJP that asked for votes in the name of Sardar Patel is now insulting Sardar Saheb. The people of Gujarat will not bear the insult of Sardar Patel," the Congress leader said.

Congress leader Hardik Patel

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi

Hours after the world's largest stadium renamed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at PM saying "truth reveals itself".

Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at PM Modi

BJP chief JP Nadda

BJP chief JP Nadda said that with the untiring efforts and policies of the Prime Minister, India will secure the top position in sports as well. The naming of the world's largest stadium after PM Narendra Modi is a humble attempt to honour his vision.

BJP chief JP Nadda statement on Modi stadium

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath

After renaming of the Motera Stadium at Ahmedabad in Gujarat to Narendra Modi Stadium, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress state unit President Kamal Nath said that it is an insult to the Iron Man of India -- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Kamal Nath on Motera Stadium

Nath tweeted, "Those who do great things, the world remembers them by naming the country's heritage after them, but those who just make false promises, they name the country's heritage in their names even while they are alive? Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium will now be named as 'Narendra Modi Stadium'? This is an insult to the Iron Man of India."