Sachin A Step Closer To Bharat Ratna

Sachin Tendulkar could be one step closer to receiving India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna, as the Home Ministry has sent a recommendation to the Prime Minister's Office that sports too be made a category for conferring the Bharat Ratna.

Sources close to  the PMO say that the Office may accept the ministry’s recommendations. This move is being done to facilitate awarding the nation’s highest honour to Sachin Tendulkar. 

The demand for a Bharat Ratna for Sachin has been rising from all quarters after the World Cup victory and responding to this, Sports Minister Ajay Maken had written to the Home Ministry for pushing his name for the top award.  Now it could be just a matter of time before the nation honours the finest cricketer the world has ever seen.

If the PM’s office accepts this, then effectively it clears the way for Sachin to become the first sportsperson to receive the nation's highest civilian award.

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India and is awarded for the highest degree of national service. This service includes artistic, literary and scientific achievements, as well as public service of the highest order. Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna carry neither special title nor any other honorifics, but they do have a place in the Indian order of precedence.

Sachin -  "I find it difficult to sleep even after all these years because my mind is constantly working and that is the way I have always prepared."