Original sentence: In January 2007, Sathya Sai Baba was given a big felicitation in Chennai Nehru stadium organised by the Chennai Citizens Conclave to thank him for the 200 crore water project which brought water from the River Krishna in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai city.The notable news about this event was that Sai Baba was sharing the same dais with Karunanidhi (Chief Minister of Chennai) who is a very well known hardcore atheist against Hindu gurus / godman and that Karunanidhi was felicitating Sai Baba.This was covered in all newspapers
Edited sentence: In January 2007, an event was held in Chennai Nehru stadium organised by the Chennai Citizens Conclave to thank Sathya Sai Baba for the 200 crore water project which brought water from the River Krishna in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai city