Delhi’s Aurangzeb Road will be renamed after former president APJ Abdul Kalam, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Twitter.
One of Delhi’s most elite addresses, Aurangzeb road, will be renamed after former president APJ Abdul Kalam, but it was tweeted by someone who was not involved in the decision – Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
“Congrats. NDMC jst now decided to rename Aurangzeb Road to APJ Abdul Kalam Road,” Mr Kejriwal tweeted about the decision taken by central Delhi’s civic body in consultation with the union home ministry.
Dr Kalam, popularly known as India’s missile man, died on July 27.
A BJP lawmaker has first raised the demand for renaming Aurangzeb Road after the People’s president in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month.
“As a tribute to the People’s President, I propose to rename the ‘Aurangzeb Road’ in New Delhi to ‘Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Road’. In my opinion, this will be a great way of preserving his memories and legacy forever,” wrote Mahesh Girri.
His demand set off a huge buzz on twitter, with comments like: “Let us name Aurangzeb Road APJ Kalam Marg, as Aurangzeb was ruthless ruler.”
Many also opposed the move, saying that renaming a road cannot change India’s history.
Speaking to NDTV, Mr Girri said, “Do we ever name our children by the name of a devil? We can’t change history but we can try to correct some wrongs.”
Some historians have disapproved of such changes. An author of books on Delhi’s history and monuments, Narayani Gupta said, “This kind of mania for renaming is a lazy option….why not name something which was connected with Dr Kalam’s interest?”
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