MP Sachin takes oath as Rajya Sabha member

Cricketing legend Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar is all set to start a new journey in life as Member of Parliament as he took the oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Monday.

Sachin took the oath in Hindi at office of Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari. During the ceremony of oath taking V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office, Rajiv Shukla, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Ahmed Patel, Political Secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat were also present.

Sachin was presented with a yellow sawl and being appointed as a MP, rajya Sabha formally and had a photo session with Vice President Ansari and his wife Anjali.

Taking about his new role Sachin said he would need the support of fellow MPs, administrators, media and country men to overcome all obstacles and fit into the new role. But cricket will be his prime focus.

With this Tendulkar became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha under the Prominent Citizens Quota. The announcement made by the UPA government was unexpected and had to face lots of criticism for the timing of Sachin?s nomination.

Apart from Sachin, film actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga were also nominated to the Upper House in April, but had to wait to take his oath until the end of IPL season 5.