On Sachin becoming a Rajya Sabha member

Iconic cricket player Sachin Tendulkar, well known as a batsman and a good person in himself across the globe, was recently nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the Congress-led UPA government.

In each session of parliament, the President of India nominates few set of people for the Rajya Sabha from the fields of art, cinema etc. Rajya Sabha member is a very honorable post and people appointed for this have always been real deserving people.

After Sachin's nomination as a RS member, there has been a number of comments from well knows celebrities, politicians and socialists across the country. Some appraised this nomination but some were disappointed with this.

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray even called it as the “Congress’s dirtiest play ever.” In his words this event is the real dirty picture directed by Congress-led UPA government. On the contrary to this, another popular celebrity from Maharashtra, the famous singer Lata Mangeshkar said that the ace cricketer will be a good parliamentarian provided he gets time for it. In her words, "I am very happy that Sachin is nominated for Rajya Sabha. Sachin is a very sincere, wise and good human being. I am sure he will make a name in parliament, the way he did in cricket. He truly deserves this but I don't know how will he split his time between cricket and parliament. Sachin is a busy person. There is a lot of international cricket happening and it will be a tough task for him to attend parliament sessions regularly. I don't know how he is going to manage."

Amitabh Bachchan, the iconic Bollywood actor popular as Big B, Saturday expressed happiness at the recent nomination of actress Rekha and cricket legend Sachin Tendulakar to the Rajya Sabha, while on the other hand another famous actor Sanjay Dutt was unhappy with Sachin becoming a parliamentarian. In his words,"It is an honour to be in the Rajya sabha. I am a fan of Sachin. He is the pride and jewel of India. But, I am not happy that he is a Rajya Sabha member. He should have been the way he is."

Sachin is undoubtedly a great personality who has made India proud a number of times earlier and ever recently. But politics is a dirty mire and Sachin, a person known for his simplicity and honesty(on field and off filed), probably that is the reason why some of the well known faces are unhappy with his entrance into the politics.