Milkha Singh’s fulmination against awarding Bharat Ratna to Sachin Tendulkar in Nov 2013, bypassing (Late) Major Dhyan Chand, deserves serious consideration.
Sachin Tendulkar,no doubt, is a national icon. He received several honours in the past like : Arjuna Award( 1994); Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (1997); Padma Shri (1999); Padma Vibhushan (2008). He was the first sportsperson without aviation background to have been conferred the honorary rank of Group Captain in 2011. Tendulkar was nominated by the Congress as Member, Rajya Sabha in 2013. Against this background, Sachin Tendulkar posing for BMW 18 Hybrid car at the Auto Expo 2014 held in Feb 2014, was astonishing. He has been regularly endorsing commercial products even after conferment of Bharat Ratna and getting paid for it. Is this not an affront to the highest civilian award of India? Will the Govt of India (MHA) prescribe appropriate guidelines for stopping the misuse.
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