Sachin Tendulkar to be honoured with Order of Australia
There was an uproar on the social microblogging site Twitter after Australian Primer Minister Julia Gillard announced Tuesday that Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar would be conferred with the Member of the Order of Australia award.
Gillard, who made the announcement during a visit to a cricket clinic here organised by an NGO Magic Bus, said the "special honour", known as AM, would be awarded by Australian Cabinet Minister Simon Crean when he visits India soon.
"I'm very pleased we're going to confer on Sachin Tendulkar membership of the Order of Australia, an AM," she told reporters here.
"This is a very special honour, very rarely awarded to someone who is not an Australian citizen or an Australian national.
Gillard, who made the announcement during a visit to a cricket clinic here organised by an NGO Magic Bus, said the "special honour", known as AM, would be awarded by Australian Cabinet Minister Simon Crean when he visits India soon.
"I'm very pleased we're going to confer on Sachin Tendulkar membership of the Order of Australia, an AM," she told reporters here.
"This is a very special honour, very rarely awarded to someone who is not an Australian citizen or an Australian national.