Saibaba Trust drops idea of roping in Tendulkar and others

The Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST), which manages the Saibaba temple here, today cancelled its decision to invite celebrities including Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan to be 'brand ambassadors' for the Saibaba Samadhi (death) centenary year.
The decision was taken "considering people's feelings" said Suresh Haware, chairperson of the Trust.
The Trust had announced in July that it would rope in celebrities such as Bachchan, Tendulkar and some others to be the brand ambassadors for the centenary year events.
There was opposition to the proposal, so the Trust today dropped the idea.
The shrine of Saibaba, a spiritual leader who lived in the 19th century Maharashtra, draws lakhs of devotees from across the country every year.