After Cong smears Sachin's posters with oil, Fadnavis asks 'Will Maha CM tolerate this?'

Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday questioned the Maha Vikas Aghadi government's silence after reports of the Kerala Youth Congress smearing posters of former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with black oil surfaced. The batting maestro had tweeted against the meddling of foreign personalities in the ongoing farmers' stir.

The BJP leader, taking to Twitter questioned the Uddhav Thackeray government for not reacting to the 'insult' of a Bharat Ratna recipient.

Fadnavis tweeted in Marathi and asked, "Not only for Maharashtra but Sachin Tendulkar is a pride for the whole country. Will the leader of Maha Vikas Aghadi bear such an insult of Bharat Ratna recipient"?

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Sachin Tendulkar's poster smeared with oil

On Friday, the leaders of Youth Congress protested against Tendulkar's tweet against the meddling of foreign personalities in the ongoing farmers' stir. The batting maestro has been subject to extensive criticism by several factions for calling out the propaganda by 'external forces'.

Following Tendulkar, several members of the cricket fraternity had tweeted against the wading in of foreign personalities including pop-sensation Rihanna and environment activist Greta Thunberg. 

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Sachin Tendulkar Takes Strong Stand On Rihanna & Co

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has opposed foreign interference in India's affairs, against the backdrop of an almighty row over pop sensation Rihanna commenting on the ongoing farmers' protest on the outskirts of the national capital Delhi. Taking to the micro-blogging site, the Master Blaster wrote that India's sovereignty cannot be compromised. Referring to the international pop icon's comment, Sachin added that the external forces can be spectators but not participants.

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