Sachin Tendulkar meets Sonia,gets recommended for RS as MP

Sources confirm Master Blaster was nominated for RS seat by govt - Sachin Tendulkar,MP.

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been recommended for nomination as members of Rajya Sabha.

39-year-old Tendulkar,who has brought many a laurel to the country through his exploits in the game will become member of Parliament under a provision of the constitution that allows the President to nominate 12 members to the Upper House.

Name of actress Rekha is also doing rounds for the position while there is no word from the Government on who else have been nominated.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sent a communication to the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday which has been sent to President Pratibha Patil for notification,sources said.

Article 80 of the Constitution provides for nomination of persons having special knowledge or practical experience in matters such as literature,science,art and social service.

Tendulkar’s nomination to Rajya Sabha has come as a surprise against the backdrop of a long-standing demand for conferring of Bharat Ratna on him for his contribution to the game. He completed the historic achievement of scoring 100 international centuries in March this year.

Earlier in the day,Tendulkar,accompanied by his wife Anjali,met Congress President Sonia Gandhi at her residence.

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Tendulkar would be the first active sportsman and a cricketer to be nominated to Rajya Sabha.

The House already has a member from the film world in Javed Akhtar,an eminent lyricist and script writer in Hindi cinema.

On Tendulkar’s likely nomination,Congress spokesperson Renuka Choudhary said “it will look nice if he comes to parliament and will encourage sports.”

In a lighter vein,she said “we will throw googly and he would bat.”