"Change Ahmedabad To...": KTR's Swipe At BJP On Hyderabad Name-Change Buzz
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On Sunday, PM Narendra Modi said it was in "Bhagyanagar" that Sardar Patel had coined the term "Ek Bharat"
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Hyderabad as "Bhagyanagar", Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao posted a sharp reaction to a BJP leader talking about a name-change if the party comes to power in the state. Why don't you change Ahmedabad's name to Adanibad first?Who is this Jhumla Jeevi by the way? https://t.co/xD8y6mrfUi
"Why don't you change Ahmedabad's name to Adanibad first? Who is this Jhumla Jeevi by the way," Mr Rao, or KTR, posted, referencing PM Modi's home state Gujarat and billionaire Gautam Adani in his response to comments by BJP leader Raghubar Das.
On Sunday, PM Modi, addressing a BJP leadership meet in Hyderabad, said it was in "Bhagyanagar" that Sardar Patel, the freedom fighter icon, had coined the term "Ek Bharat". The comments sparked speculation that a name-change was in the offing.