New Delhi: On a day when Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor kicked off a storm by unleashing a scathing attack on the Gandhi family for having named the major national assets after names of their family members, people have been scanning the internet to find out the truth.
The ‘Kapoor and Sons’ actor took to microblogging website Twitter to express his angst and slammed the Gandhi family over naming of Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Film city etc.
While the statements made by Rishi have stirred a major controversy, we came across a website called www.asuryaprakash.com that carries a list that names all the institutions, schemes, roads etc. that have been named after the members of Gandhi family.
Here is the list:
Central Government Schemes - 17
State Government Schemes - 49
Sports/Tournaments/Trophies - 26
Stadium and Sports Complex - 17
Peaks and Geographical Landmarks - 4
Airports/ Ports/Aviation Academies - 9
Power Plants - 4
Universities/Education Institutes - 99
Awards - 41
Scholarship / Fellowship - 17
National Parks/ Sanctuaries/ Museums - 17
Hospitals/Medical Institutions - 37
Institutions / Chairs / Festivals - 35
Roads/Buildings/places – 37
The complete list can be accessed here.
