The Maharashtra government has now come into action in the ongoing political turbinal going on after Modi-led Centre renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. On  Tuesday, the Uddhav Thackrey-led government announced a new award in the IT sector.

The award will be named after the former prime minister for outstanding performance in the Information and Technology sector. The award will be conferred upon companies and institutions for excellence in the IT sector. Minister of State for Information and Technology Satej Patil said “The award will be given to the institutions that excel in the IT sector every year. This will be a lasting tribute to Rajiv Ji for his pioneering work in the technology sector of the country." This all naming game came after the Centre on Friday dropped Rajiv Gandhi’s name from the Khel Ratna award and renamed India’s highest sporting honor after Major Dhyan Chand, the legendary hockey player.

Now, Congress criticized the move terming it a political vendetta. Patil, however, said that the decision has “nothing” to do with the controversy over the renaming of the Khel Ratna award. The Congress party is part of a three-party coalition running the Maharashtra government led by Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray. However, Rajiv Gandhi was the sixth prime minister of India between 1984 to 1989 and is widely credited for starting a telecom revolution in India.

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