Grant Sachin Bharat Ratna - Indians demand
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 06 April 2011, 09:00 IST
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Grant Sachin Bharat Ratna - Indians demand
Mumbai: The demand for bestowing Bharat Ratna on the Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar is pouring in from all the corners of the country after the Maharashtra assembly adopted a resolution seeking the same. In a rare gesture, the Maharashtra Assembly on unanimously recommended that the Central Government should confer the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, on cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. A motion recommending the Bharat Ratna and congratulating the Indian Team for winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - moved by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan was supported and adopted by all political parties. "We recommend that Sachin Tendulkar be conferred with the Bharat Ratna for his contribution to sports," Chavan said while moving the motion which got the support of the entire House. Chavan also reiterated that the State Government would reward two cricketers from Maharashtra in Team India, Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan, with a cash prize of 10 Million each and a citation. Besides, the two members from the State in the team's support staff - masseur Ramesh Mane and logistics manager Mayank Parekh - would be rewarded with 5 Million each. The dream of Rs 1.2 Billion Indians has been achieved after a gap of nearly 28 years, Chavan said. Speaking on the occasion, Leader of Opposition Eknath Khadse of BJP described Sachin as the "God of cricket". "It is the outcome of 21 years of struggle and Sachin is a team player despite criticism that he only pursued individual records," Khadse said. Congress has also backed Maharashtra Assembly's recommendation to the Centre that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar be conferred with the 'Bharat Ratna'. "Sachin Tendulkar has rendered yeomen service to Indian Cricket for more than two decades. If Maharashtra government has made such a recommendation, I am confident the central government will give all seriousness it deserves," Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said. According to Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray, Tendulkar is already a 'Bharat Ratna' as the title had been bestowed upon him by fans. Tendulkar's name had been recommended for Bharat Ratna by the Prime Minister's Office earlier this year also. However, there is some hesitation on conferring Bharat Ratna on Tendulkar as he is considered too young for the highest civilian award of the country. So what do you think? Is it high time that we should push for Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar? Or is he too young to receive the highest civilian award of the country? Your views are invited.

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