India, Feb. 19 -- Amid ongoing criticism over the Maha Kumbh's organisation, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, targeting the BJP government's renaming of places in the state.

The names of several locations, including Allahabad and Faizabad, have been changed under Adityanath's tenure, a move that has often sparked debate.

However, defending the event's planning, Adityanath said, "Cricketer Mohammed Shami also took bath in the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh. There was no discrimination."

"Now, will you change the name of a cricketer too?" Akhilesh wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Cricketer Mohammad Kaif took a dip in the Yamuna River in Prayagraj nearly two weeks before the...