New Delhi: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has become a first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated for India’s Rajya Sabha as he took oath a member of the upper house on Monday.
Sachin was nominated to the Upper House along with film actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga in April, but had to wait to take his oath until the end of IPL season 5.
The nomination of Sachin had sparked a political slugfest with the opposition parties questioning the timing of the move by the government. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena had said that the timing of the nomination suggests that it is aimed at distracting attention from scams.
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare congratulated Sachin and appealed to him to raise voice against corruption. “We welcome and congratulate him. Sachin should raise his voice against corruption and also against those who are not in favour of Lokpal. We will keep supporting him outside,” IBN Live quoted Anna as saying.
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