We need more Sachins

The little master scales another peak, adds another feather to his cap, another trophy in his shelf, another record to his name and the whole nation celebrates. When Sachin plays India celebrates. For all of us he isn't a Marathi or a Mumbaiya but the toast of the nation.

The little master has done what very few could in todays sectarian world. With his bat he has scaled the peaks of regionalism and transcended regional boundaries. Decades ago we had one Mahatma who wasn't a Gujarati, who wasn't a baniya but who was an Indian. So much so that he probably lost his life in trying to stay one.

We need more Sachins, more Gandhis and more celebrities that don't inspire regional fervour but national reverence. More so in these times of votebank based, divisive, dirty politics that is soiling the soul of our diverse nation. The MNS is not wrong in demanding Grade 4 jobs for locals. But it is grossly wrong in trying to gain votes by dividing the nation.

So lets have more Sachins, for cricket, for India.