<p>Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who attended Rajya Sabha for the first time during the current Winter Session of Parliament on Friday, was the cynosure of all eyes.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Members queued up to congratulate Tendulkar, who retired recently, and some of them sought his autograph.<br /><br />Clad in a check-shirt and a black pullover, Tendulkar walked in from Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari’s chamber shortly before the House was called to order.<br /><br />Soon after the House paid homage to the martyrs of the dastardly attack of Parliament House 12 years ago, the chairman said it was a “matter of great pride that the government has decided to confer Bharat Ratna on Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, a nominated member of the House and an outstanding cricketer.”<br /><br />He extended congratulations to Tendulkar on his own behalf and on behalf of the House.<br />Members thumped desks to congratulate Tendulkar, who stood up to acknowledge their greetings with folded hands.<br /><br />When the House was adjourned, members queued up to congratulate him with some seeking his autograph. <br /><br />Tendulkar greeted each one of them with a smile and a warm handshake. While Mani Shankar Aiyar asked him to scribble a message for him another nominated member Anu Aga took his autograph. <br /><br />Tendulkar, who last came to Parliament in August during the Monsoon Session, stayed in the House for a brief while after the House was adjourned amid din over various issues. <br /></p>
<p>Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who attended Rajya Sabha for the first time during the current Winter Session of Parliament on Friday, was the cynosure of all eyes.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Members queued up to congratulate Tendulkar, who retired recently, and some of them sought his autograph.<br /><br />Clad in a check-shirt and a black pullover, Tendulkar walked in from Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari’s chamber shortly before the House was called to order.<br /><br />Soon after the House paid homage to the martyrs of the dastardly attack of Parliament House 12 years ago, the chairman said it was a “matter of great pride that the government has decided to confer Bharat Ratna on Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, a nominated member of the House and an outstanding cricketer.”<br /><br />He extended congratulations to Tendulkar on his own behalf and on behalf of the House.<br />Members thumped desks to congratulate Tendulkar, who stood up to acknowledge their greetings with folded hands.<br /><br />When the House was adjourned, members queued up to congratulate him with some seeking his autograph. <br /><br />Tendulkar greeted each one of them with a smile and a warm handshake. While Mani Shankar Aiyar asked him to scribble a message for him another nominated member Anu Aga took his autograph. <br /><br />Tendulkar, who last came to Parliament in August during the Monsoon Session, stayed in the House for a brief while after the House was adjourned amid din over various issues. <br /></p>
