By CricketCountry Staff
Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal confirmed on Saturday that the Maharashtra government has shelved the plan to get cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the state's brand ambassador.
Published: Sep 03, 2011, 03:57 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 03, 2011, 03:57 PM (IST)
MTDC had sent a letter to Sachin Tendulkar asking him to be the brand ambassador of the state © Getty Images
By CricketCountry Staff
Mumbai: Sep 3, 2011
Tourism Minister Chhagan Bhujbal confirmed on Saturday that the Maharashtra government has shelved the plan to get cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as the state’s brand ambassador.
“The issue has been closed,” he said. “The issue has closed now, it is impossible. We (government) also thought that we shouldn’t insist him (Sachin) much. He belongs to the whole country,” Bhujbal added.
Earlier, the Maharashtra Tourism Department Corporation (MTDC) had sent a letter to Tendulkar asking him to be the brand ambassador of the state.
However, the 38-year-old batting great did not respond to the letter, official sources said.
