Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday joined the chorus in bestowing the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, on Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
"Sachin is a Bharat Ratna. There is no doubt that he should be conferred the Bharat Ratna award. Sachin deserves all honours and I am his great fan," Ganguly said.
Till now only people belongs to art, literature, science and public service are eligible for this prestigious honour. But few days back government has changed the eligibility criteria for the Bharat Ratna to widen its scope. On the day of decision taken by Government, Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that this move has cleared the decks for Tendulkar, legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand and others.
The demand for a Bharat Ratna for Sachin is becoming louder and now government sources say that it could be a matter of time before he gets the nation's highest award.
Sachin's name for Bharat Ratna started doing the rounds just before the world cup 2011 but it was felt that it would be too early to give it to him. And also with only arts, literature and public service as criteria, a sportsman would not find place.
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