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Sachin is already a Bharat Ratna Thackeray |
MUMBAI: After brickbats, it is now
bouquets for cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar from Shiv
Sena.
Sachin's double-hundred against South Africa in Gwalior has not
only silenced his critics, but clean bowled the Shiv Sena, which had taken on
the iconic batsman over his "Mumbai for all" remark.
"Hundred crore
people of this country have already crowned Sachin as Bharat Ratna," Sena chief
Bal Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece
'Saamana'.
"Shivaji Maharaj used to vanquish Moghuls on battlefield.
Similarly, Sachin is a warrior on cricket battlefield. Such warriors are born
only in Maharashtra," Thackeray said.
"Shivaji wielded the sword.
Similarly, Sachin wields the bat," the editorial said.
"Sachin does
not need anyone's recommendation to be awarded Bharat Ratna. He is already one,"
it said.
The Shiv Sena leadership had last year questioned
Tendulkar's loyalty to Maharashtra following his Mumbai for all remark.
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