NEW DELHI: India's political establishment Shiv Sena’s leader Bal Thackeray has cleaned bold on Sachin Tendulkar statement made to the media last week. Sachin Tendulkar and Bal Thackeray both are belong to Mumbai. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar asked to media last week. I am playing 20 year in international cricket for India team. Sachin Tendulkar asked to media I am an Indian first and then a Maharashtrian. I am a Maharashtrian and am extremely proud to proud of that, but I am an Indian first. Thackeray said his friendly advice to Tendulkar was that he should concentrate on international pitch and stay away from politics for his own well-being.
Thackeray, whose party suffered a rout in last month's assembly elections in Maharashtra, took umbrage at the cricket maestro's statement last week that he was a proud Maharashtrian but an Indian first" and "Mumbai belongs to all. That comment followed widespread criticism of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena for the assault on Samajwadi Party MP Abu Azmi for taking oath in the Maharashtra assembly in Hindi. A furious Thackeray said that players like Tendulkar "ultimately play only for themselves. A day after the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) denounced linguistic chauvinism, the BJP simply refused to side with the Shiv Sena. Raj Thackeray had targeted Amitabh Bachchan and now his uncle Bal Thackeray is targeting Sachin Tendulkar. As both parties fight over the Marathi vote, targeting an icon seems to be the easiest way to catch the public eye.
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