For the past decade, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has projected himself as the true heir to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s legacy, unveiling the tallest statue in the world, branding himself as the “Iron Man of New India,” and repeatedly claiming that history wronged Patel. But when the Statue of Unity is promoted more like a tourism selfie spot, when Patel’s real ideals are ignored, and when the Sardar Patel Stadium quietly becomes the Narendra Modi Stadium, the question becomes unavoidable. Is this a tribute to the Iron Man, or a takeover of his image? What is Modi really doing with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s legacy?
Suggestions - SLAH
A) Preserving it with national pride and scale.
B) Using Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s name as a political costume.
C) Replacing Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in public memory with himself.
D) Turning history into spectacle and personality worship.
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व्लादिमीर पुतिन की भारत यात्रा के बीच राहुल गांधी आरोप लगा रहे हैं कि मोदी सरकार विदेश से आने वाले नेताओं को विपक्ष से मिलने नहीं देती और इसे “असुरक्षा” बता रहे हैं। वहीं भाजपा उन विदेशी नेताओं की पूरी सूची गिनवा रही है जो राहुल गांधी से पहले ही मिल चुके हैं। डिंपल यादव कहती हैं कि पुरानी परंपराएँ टूट रही हैं, जबकि भाजपा कहती है कि राहुल गांधी सिर्फ सुर्खियों में रहने के लिए विवाद खड़ा कर रहे हैं।
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