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This is where cricket and politics take divergent paths. But a one lakh (100,000) plus spectator (venue) is fairly substantial.”.Acknowledging concerns that the stadium would be under-used, the Gujarat Cricket Association official said Modi had made sure it offers facilities for other sports.A refurbished ground next to the stadium - which is on the site of the the former 49,000-capacity Motera Stadium, built in 1982 - will serve as an all-sports venue for cricket, football and hockey.Sports grounds in India are also often used for cultural and political events during off-seasons.But observers questioned the need for another big stadium in India.Sanjay Jha, a spokesman for the opposition Congress party, said the BCCI’s rotation policy for match venues meant the stadium is “likely to see gross underutilisation”.“It appears to be another white elephant funded using taxpayers’ money,” Jha said.We’ll send you latest news updates through the day. Narendra Modi’s cricket acumen maybe untested (although he was once the president of the Gujarat Cricket Association) but his political antennae and communication skills remain razor sharp. Spread over 64 acres, the stadium was completed in two years at an estimated cost of […] Modi has tilted against the Gandhi dynasty by artfully using the “kaamdar-naamdar” narrative to position himself as the anti-establishment outsider who is taking on the silver spoon, entitled so-calle Lutyens classes.This, as much as his masculine image of a Hindutva nationalist, has worked in his favour: the self-made individual taking on those blessed with family lineage is a powerful magnet in a highly aspirational, upwardly mobile society. He may have been an accidental politician but he surely wasn’t someone who had a family surname taking him to 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.We can look at other contemporary biographies in politics too – from a Lalu Prasad to a Mamata Banerjee to a Mayawati – to realise that Modi’s ascent from relative social and economic backwardness is not unique.This is also not to suggest that all “naamdars” on the cricket and political field are necessarily inferior performers to the “kaamdars”. After the formal inauguration, the Motera stadium will become the largest cricket stadium in the world with a seating capacity of 1.10 lakh. This is also to some extent true of the Hindi film industry where the raging dispute over nepotism fails to recognize that “star kids’ may get their initial break because of family networks but eventually will be judged by a ruthless box office.At the heart of this debate is the notion of merit, an intangible concept that often lacks a universally accepted definition. Narendra Modi’s cricket acumen maybe untested (although he was once the president of the Gujarat Cricket Association) but his political antennae and communication skills remain razor sharp. AHMEDABAD: BJP leader Amit Shah was today elected unopposed as the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) president, a post that had been left vacant after te resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his resignation letter to us yesterday, which said that he is quitting the post of GCA president," GCA secretary Rajesh Patel told PTI. Both on your website and other media. Singh, after all, comes from a small village in Pakistan, endured the scars of Partition, and only through sheer hard work and scholarship went onto achieve academic and professional distinction. Once completed, the project will become a pride for India. Gujarat Cricket Association is bringing forth the vision with its striking stratagems. Cricketing success is based on a level playing field while a politician’s triumph often stems from capturing’the field. The so-far sidelined Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA), of which Modi is president, is suddenly being seen as an influential unit of the board. Which is why in my view, Modi’s winning an election ranks lower than Dhoni lifting the World Cup. The Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) ... As per the schedule, Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address people in this stadium after taking part in a roadshow.