Mumbai: Expressing distress overSachin Tendulkar’s coach Ramakant Achrekar not being accorded a state funeral, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut Friday asked the master blaster to boycott government programmes in future.
“Why wasn’t Padma Shri and Dronacharya awardee Ramakant Acharekar given a state funeral and respect by the Maharshtra government? The government has shown complete disregard towards Ramakant Acharekar. Sachin Tendulkar should boycott government programmes henceforth,” Raut tweeted.
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Achrekar (87) died of age-related ailments Wednesday. A senior Maharashtra minister Thursday said Achrekar not being given a state funeral was due to a “communication gap” at the government level. Maharashtra Housing Minister Prakash Mehta, who represented the state government at the funeral of the celebrated cricket coach, said Achrekar not being given a state funeral was “sad and unfortunate”.
