Maharashtra govt announces IT award in Rajiv Gandhi’s name after Centre renames Khel Ratna
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Mumbai, Aug 11: Days after PM Narendra Modi announced renaming the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government announced a new IT excellence award in the name of the former's Prime Minister.
The Maharashtra government which consists of NCP, Congress, and Shiv Sena announced a new award named after Rajiv Gandhi to felicitate companies and institutions for excellence in the IT sector. Satej Patil Minister of State for Information and Technology took to Twitter to inform that the award will be given every year on August 20, to commemorate the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.
“As the Minister of State for IT, Maharashtra, it fills my heart with pride to announce that MVA Govt. has declared an award on 20th August 2021 in the name of Late Shri. Rajiv Gandhi Ji to encourage organizations excelling in the IT sector in Maharashtra,” read his Tweet.
Patil in his Tweet claimed that the award will be a tribute to Rajiv Gandhi’s contribution to the technology sector. “The award will be a lasting tribute to Late Shri Rajiv Ji for his pioneering work in the technology sector in India,” he said in the Tweet.
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On August 6, PM Modi had announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be now known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The Prime Minister said that he had "received request from people across the country to name the award after the Indian Hockey legend. Respecting their wishes, the name has been changed accordingly."
Soon after this, Shiv Sena- a wheel in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government was not pleased with PM Modi renaming the Khel Ratna award after legendary player Major Dhyan Chand. Sena in its mouthpiece Saamna on Monday claimed that the Centre’s decision to rename the Rajiv Gandhi was a ‘political game’ and not the people’s wish.