Sachin Tendulkar the Rajya Sabha MP...!
© Harish Jharia
The breaking news about Sachin Tendulkar having been
nominated by Congress party for the coveted post of Member of Parliament (Rajya
Sabha) has sent high voltage shock waves across the country. The ruling party’s
proposal has been reportedly accepted and approved by the President of India in
a few hours on the same day.
The news flashed with the incident of a half an hour meeting
between Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Sachin Tendulkar along with his
wife Anjali at the former’s residence in New Delhi. It was reported that Sonia
Gandhi called the legendry cricketer for a thanks giving meeting for Sachin’s
100th international cricket century. Nevertheless, this simple and
routine meeting turned-out to be a historic event when the 39 year young cricketer
was offered a coveted seat in the upper house of Indian parliament, commonly
called house of elders.
I have received this news with extreme confusion that has
left me speechless and embarrassed. I have been reduced to such a subdued
situation for the simple reason that I am an ardent fan of Sachin Tendulkar and
at the same time I just do not like the ways the Congress party has governed
India for the last 60 plus years.
I am not able to digest the fact that a
living legend like Sachin Tendulkar has become the part of a political party
that has been reportedly stained with allegation of corruption, harboring of
black money and political conspiracies.
In fact Sachin Tendulkar has a larger than life persona and
his image cannot be squeezed to the narrow slot of any political party that is looked
at with a different angle of view. It would be better if Sachin Tendulkar
refuses the offer of the nomination as the Rajya Sabha MP at-least as long as
he is actively playing cricket.
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