There is actually a lot to a name - especially when it comes to naming structures after political and national heroes in India.
This is evident from the political slugfest that's currently going on between Punjab and Haryana over the naming of the Chandigarh International Airport, which finally became operational with a flight to Sharjah last week.
This time around, it is the Punjab government, led by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, which has hijacked the issue by coming out with full page advertisements in newspapers containing the name 'Mohali International Airport'.
This has not gone down well with his Haryana counterpart, Manohar Lal Khattar, who belongs to SAD's ally BJP. Khattar has taken exception to the Punjab government's move to call the airport 'Mohali International Airport' in its advertisements.
This is not the first time that the naming of the Chandigarh airport has become a political issue between Punjab and Haryana, which share the Union Territory as their capital.
It was only in March 2016 that the two sides had agreed to name it after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. This had come after six months of squabbling, ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the civil air terminal on 11 September 2015.
20/09/16 Rajeev Khanna/Catch News
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This is evident from the political slugfest that's currently going on between Punjab and Haryana over the naming of the Chandigarh International Airport, which finally became operational with a flight to Sharjah last week.
This time around, it is the Punjab government, led by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, which has hijacked the issue by coming out with full page advertisements in newspapers containing the name 'Mohali International Airport'.
This has not gone down well with his Haryana counterpart, Manohar Lal Khattar, who belongs to SAD's ally BJP. Khattar has taken exception to the Punjab government's move to call the airport 'Mohali International Airport' in its advertisements.
This is not the first time that the naming of the Chandigarh airport has become a political issue between Punjab and Haryana, which share the Union Territory as their capital.
It was only in March 2016 that the two sides had agreed to name it after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. This had come after six months of squabbling, ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the civil air terminal on 11 September 2015.
20/09/16 Rajeev Khanna/Catch News
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