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Tendulkar meets Sonia amid
possibility of Rajya Sabha nomination
Thursday April 26, 2012 06:30:19 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar met
Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday amid speculation in party
circles that he would be nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
Congress leaders said Tendulkar and his wife Anjali paid "a
courtesy visit" to Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence. They said
Gandhi was keen to greet the cricketer on his feat of scoring 100
international centuries.
Indian Premier League chairman Rajiv Shukla, who is also Minister
of State for Parliamentary Affairs, was present on the occasion.
Congress leaders indicated that Tendulkar was among those being
considered by the government for nomination to the Rajya Sabha.
"Why should there not be a sportsman," a senior leader told IANS
when asked if Tendulkar would be nominated to the Rajya Sabha.
Tendulkar scored his much awaited 100th international century in
the Asia Cup match against Bangladesh in March. He turned 39
Tuesday.
There have been demands from supporters of Tendulkar that he
should be given Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian
award.
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