GK Vasan wishes Tendulkar

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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Nov 14 2013 | 2:41 PM IST
Shipping Minister G K Vasan today extended his wishes to iconic India batsman Sachin Tendulkar who is playing the final Test match of his career.
"Sachin Tendulkar is getting ready for his final match today. I wish him to do well as the world is expecting the star to perform well," Vasan told reporters here.
"The player has been a sensation to the whole of India," said Vasan, who reopened the Chennai lighthouse for visitors.
India is taking on the West Indies in the second and final Test match of the series in Mumbai, which is Tendulkar's landmark 200th Test.
On demands for conferring 'Bharat Ratna' on Tendulkar, he said: "I am sure that the people of Tamil Nadu have this opinion and I, in my personal capacity, would support that.
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First Published: Nov 14 2013 | 2:41 PM IST

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