Oh Yes! I hate Sachin Tendulkar

Come on please. Stop ignoring the post and give it a read.

I hate cricket too, for that matter I hate watching and following sports. So what has this got to do with Sachin?

Please answer one question- why did you associate Sachin with Cricket and nothing else?
Are you even aware that apart from being a cricketer he also is a member of the Rajya Sabha?
I am sure you weren't. Or may be you just didn't care.

Brace yourself and read further. I promise I won't bore you. You still can view Sachin as a GOD!

Let's start with the well known Ferrari Tax evasion issue.


Forget about the tax part. First tell me who sells a gift?

Sachin was gifted a Ferrari by Fiat presented by Michael Schumacher after equalling Don Bradman's 29 centuries.

Every Indian. Every damn Indian has to pay an import duty of 120% but our Sachin was so poor he couldn't afford to pay the tax. This became a sensation in the newspapers as with anything associated with Sachin or Shah Rukh.

Though the amount 1.13 Crore was waived, the High Court sent notices to the Ministries. Fiat realized this was getting out of hand and decided to pay the amount.
All solved?

NO! Sachin sold the car to a Surat based businessman. Well this time he didn't claim Capital gains exemption.

His hatred to pay taxes doesn't end here:

According to another news report, the cricketer also claimed an income tax deduction of Rs 57,969 towards staff welfare expenses. This included money spent on tea and snacks provided to his staff. Also, Rs 50,000 each as telephone and entertainment expenses and another Rs 1,42,824 as car expenses. However, the I-T tribunal discharged these claims explaining that that the use of telephone, car and food was for the cricketer and his family.

I'm an actor and not a cricketer!

Yes!! these were the actual words of Sachin the great.
The excuse: he models for TV advertisements. In order to save tax of around Rs 2 crore on income derived from doing TV commercials, Tendulkar told the Income Tax tribunal that acting, not cricket, is his profession. The tribunal accepted that he is an artist on the grounds that "he has to use his own skills, imagination and creativity in the commercials".

This is one act where the man who holds almost all the batting records in cricket has outdone himself.

His stint as a Rajya Sabha Member:

He was chosen as a member of Rajya sabha for a good reason so that he could contribute for the well being of the country. Bring up discussions/debates in the sports sector using his own experience being a sportsman. There are thousands of other sports which don't get the bare minimum respect it deserves. We often come across the apathy towards the sportsmen of other sports on social media. Well wait wait!!! He said he is not a sportsman.
Discussion ends!

In this case shouldn't he just resign from the Govt., post? He definitely draws money from the Govt right? Pension for a lifetime, car, etc etc etc.

This is a screenshot which I found from the Govt  Rajya Sabha Website




What did he do? What has been his contribution:


Do you guys remember the time when he returned to play cricket immediately after attending his father's funeral? He had missed just one match.
Ofcourse none is expecting so much of commitment in Rajya Sabha but so pathetic attendance?
Do you even remember you are a Rajya Sabha member Mr. Sachin?
There are 13 sessions in this Season in which sachin has attended 1 (ONE)
which means his attendance percentage is less than 8%

How shamelessly can someone continue to hold on to the position?

Wait wait let me summarize few more:


Match Fixing/IPL Spot fixing:
Monkeygate
BCCI started providing matches for Sachin to score his 100th century rather than providing matches to test Indian team.
Sachin's Interest = "National Interest"- Prior to the World Cup in 1999, Sachin's car hit a Maruti 800 in Bandra. Sachin went out of his way to ensure the incident did not make it to the newspapers or media. Except Indian Express, not a single paper published the story. Why? Sachin called up Bal Thackeray and used his influence to pressurize newspapers from carrying the story citing "national interest". The "national interest" was that Mohammad Azharuddin was going to be sacked and such news could damage Sachin's chances of being declared captain.
Forgot to include a Gym in a 8898 Sq.Ft Plot. To err is human. Rather than convert one of the many rooms, Tendulkar asked the government to make an exemption and let him build further on the property.

Let's have a bonus-
The Bharat Ratna -

Though the Bharat Ratna is an award the leaders have given to one other. Infact some have awarded to themselves!

Do you seriously believe Sachin deserved the Bharat Ratna more than Dhyan Chand?
I won't go on arguing why Dhyan is more deserving.
There are many who are more deserving and haven't received.

The Bharat Ratna is our highest civilian award. Before 16 December, it was a reward for “exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of public service of the highest order”.

And obviously Sachin didn't fall into the category. So what do we do? Amend!!

Now, it may be “awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour”.

As per Manmohan and P.Chidambaram under whom the award comes the award could be given to Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit and probably anyone based on popularity.

The Indian Air Force made Sachin a group captain. The only sports personality to hold that position.
Recently he rejected a honorary doctrate from an University which was a right thing to do. Where has this humility been?

Now tell me do you still wish Sachin to be your kid's role model?
This post might look like a emotionally driven write up.
Indeed it is. Temple for Sachin? Living God? Give me a break!!!

Did I show my love for Rahul Dravid anywhere in the post? Let's keep it for someother day.

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My answer for why you should marry me!!

I am an Engineer from an Indian Engineering College-  So this answers pretty much a lot!!

I am average/a bit better than average looking guy. Be safe that there is no girl who has a huge crush on me and I wouldn’t cheat on you. If not for my ethics, my looks also might not favor me J and, not bad either(in case you stop reading !!!)

I have an i-20, a flat, a 2 floor house, a site.(My father’s possession) A mid managerial position in an MNC with a reliable profile and quite good pay. You are secured.

I or my family is not looking for dowry. My dad too married without a rupee of dowry.(Relevant.India.)

I am a good cook. Will cook all that a normal housewife would cook. So, not depending on your cooking skills and flexible to eat whatever you cook with a grain of salt and love !

You needn’t do the household chores. A maid is already employed who does all that. You were most likely brought up like a princess and now will live the life of a Queen. #IAssure

I am a very good listener. Will listen to all that you say. Your neighbor’s friend’s puppy to your childhood crush to your grandfather’s old transistor to anything.. Your talk makes you even more cute.

I get intrigued by many topics- Finance, Relationships, Science, Travel, History, Music, Art, Economy, Entrepreneurship,  everything. So you will have a lot to speak to me.

I hate Cricket. Will never pesk you for the remote during a match. And if you watch, I will get back to blogging or accompany you.

When I am watching TV and my mom or brother come and sit with me, I’d turn off the TV and speak. If the TV was not named an Idiot box, I would have named it! So, the importance is always on you. Tv has the last preference.

You never have to take my permission to visit your parents. Just an intimation will do.

It’s a rule that you should NOT sacrifice your dreams/vision/passion. Will always support you in all your endeavours. Free to study further/work as long as you want/take off and pursue your interests like music/teaching/acting/guitar… basically live the life that you want to.

I am witty. Will make you smile even at your  aunt’s funeral.

I like playing the Violin, my mom Veena, my brother flute. I love guitar also. I listen to rock, Metal,Jazz, melody, Carnatic Classical. So your interests cannot be beyond my taste. You can listen to anything or  even be free from all the music!

Movie buff! Weekends are always occupied. No lazy sleepy weekends unless you want it :-p

Extremely caring. My mom and my ex are proofs. (Reference will be provided) :-p

I would love to travel the World and explore different places, culture, food. You have a great company.

My parents are extremely broad minded and liberal. You can continue to wear your skirt, have Chicken at a friend place, ice cream at 12 mid night, Raasta/CCD at 1am.. just anything.#Freedom.

If my mom asks me to take her to a friend’s place and you ask me for a movie at the same time, precedence will be given to you and my parents have the maturity to give precedence to a new entrant!(In case the reason is for a doc/imp function/ anything, scenarios can be discussed and options kept open)

You will continue to retain all your friends, meet them during a re-union, hang out with them whenever possible.

Most of all: You are what you are. You will retain your identity.

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This will be archived and a huge print out taken and hung on wall. Will promise to live by these.

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My article on why Tollywood imports heroines from Mumbai

Yesterday i was watching the audio launch of the Telugu movie Uyyala Jampaala. Looks like a cute movie. There are quite few movies I easily get connected with. If you have watched the movie Ashta Chamma and the Telugu short films in YouTube by Mr.Productions, you would quite easily get associated. The feeling of seeing someone known  on the big screen, the feeling that someone has made it big after a lot of struggle is surreal.
Kudos to the Director and the lead hero Raj Tarun.

In the audio launch I felt something was badly missing. And I realized what I was missing till the movie's lead heroine gave entry. She is the lady who has ben in the Hindi soap Balika Vadhu which is dubbed in Telugu as Chinnari Pellikuturu. And, yeah I haven't ever watched any of these operas.
The director/producer don't know who said that he wanted this heroine as people have watched her in the serial and would come to the theater for her. And that she has a lot of fans.
Yes. He is right. This is quite possible. I know many who watch these serials and are big fans and know them by their serial character names.
ok. Fine. But why didn't they even get the hero from serials?
Why only import heroines from Mumbai?
Why not take the girls from Andhra itself?
And if you thought not many are pretty/act well in Andhra.. Look at this girl.
I find her very pretty.


And yeah I have seen her in many short films with the lead hero Raj Tarun.
Check out few of her  short films here and here

And now I must tell you about one more pretty girl- Shamin



This girl was my classmate. We've been lab partners also!
You must have seen her in few Serials. One serial that i happened to see her in is Santaan. Even this serial has been dubbed in Telugu and it comes at 10.30PM in Gemini TV. Name I forgot.

I am sure even she will be aspiring to be a heroine in Bollywood and be paired with Aamir Khan or Salman or anyone.
She might take the route Genelia, Shreya Saran, Ileana or other loads of heroines way by doing movies in the South and then probably settling here moving to Bollywood. For the money and love she gets in Tollywood very unlikely she would prefer Bollywood. However thats a different discussion.

We go to a movie, watch the beautiful heroines and register her name forever. We hardly realize the struggle they might have gone through to reach the eights.
So these are the two girls I have been seeing from long. I don't know how much they enjoyed their struggle, I don't even know if they are really aspiring to become heroines.

My question is why did the makers of Uyyala Jampaala  select a serial actress?

Looking at Shamin I feel Bombay imports are very hard working and dedicated and flexible.
No denying the same with Chandini also.

Apart from a reason that that the girl fit for the screen test, is there any other reason?

If both the girls above are trying for movies in Telugu, who has a better chance?
Who do I see first in the big screen?
The local Telugu Vizag beauty Chandini or my classmate Shamin?

I would love it if the film makers of Uyyala Jampala  tell me why they prefer Bombay girls and  Chandini or Shamin answering if they are aspiring for movies!

PS: I have spoken about only 2 girls and not about Raj Tarun or the Uyyala Jampaala heroine.
Its only because I am a big fan of these 2 girls(Ahem Ahem!!) and as a fan, I have a right to comment on them.. (Eh? :-p)

Waiting to see them in movies. All the best you ladies!!