He may be called the little master, but his statements are not little by any means.He has got an eye beyond the cricket field.

Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar’s statement that he was proud of being a Maharashtrian, but he is an Indian first; seems to have come as a shocker (or rather a bouncer) to Mr. Bal Thackeray.
This can be justified by his quirky statement - “by taking this cheeky single, Sachin had got run out on the pitch of Marathi psyche”, is a clear indication of that.

At his age where he ought to be utilizing his political experience to lead his state and country towards globalization and development, the Shiv Sena chief is just squandering it to do vice versa by his extremist views. Views which are resulting in the confinement of people and hence evading progress.

Yes its absolutely not wrong to love ones birthplace, but to spread the fumes of disharmony in its shadow is a crime. And Mr.Thackeray with all his years of wisdom seems to overlook this fact and is busy sowing the seeds of hatred.

The Thackeray followers are leaving their radical imprints everywhere. The recent attack on Bhojpuri singer Manoj Tiwari’s residence who according to the news had said something against the Shiv Sena and Bal Thackeray is an illustration.

On that grounds, the danger of a “gherao” by Shiv Sena members lurks on my head too for this anti-Marathi article I guess !

Lets hope that focus shifts as soon as possible from the “Marathi issue” to the “Indian issue” so that our nationality remains intact without the integrity getting hampered.

By the way, I would like to congratulate Sachin on his completing two decades in cricket, which Mr. Thackeray most probably forgot to do !