Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and other Mumbai cricketers cast votes in latest phase | Cricket News
The Mumbai cricketers exercised their right to vote on Monday in the latest phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and also urged the fellow citizens to cast their votes in the ongoing elections.
Sachin Tendulkar with son Arjun Tendulkar after casting their votes in Mumbai on Monday. (Photo – X | @sachin_rt)
New Delhi: Indian cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar along with fellow Mumbaikars Suryakumar Yadav and Ajinkya Rahane on Monday cast their votes during phase 5 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Mumbai. Tendulkar was joined by his son Arjun Tendulkar, who plays for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as both voted at a polling booth in Mumbai.
Several videos of the father-son duo went viral on social media where the Master Blaster was seen going first to vote followed by his son. Outside the booth, Tendulkar said that he is a proud Indian after casting his vote and appealed to all the voters to come out and vote “as it is important for the future of the country. He was nominated as a Member of Parliament in 2012 and was the first active sportsperson to receive the honour.
Arjun and I inked our commitment to the nation.
Have you made your ‘mark’?@ECISVEEP#GeneralElections2024 pic.twitter.com/bYOwipugN5— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 20, 2024
Sachin Tendulkar and Arjun Tendulkar cast their votes in Mumbai.
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) May 20, 2024
Ex-India batter turned commentator Sunil Gavaskar also urged citizens to come out and vote. “They (people) must make the effort unless somebody is very seriously ill. But I think they must make the effort to cast the vote because it is their government and their vote is going to be important,” Gavaskar insisted.
VIDEO | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: “They (people) must make the effort unless somebody is very seriously ill. But I think they must make the effort to cast the vote because it is their government and their vote is going to be important,” says former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar… pic.twitter.com/PB6JtpLklY
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) May 20, 2024
SKY and Ajinkya Rahane – the ideal citizens
Swashbuckling India batter Suryakumar Yadav also cast his vote, urging people to contribute their part as well. The unorthodox batter shared a picture of himself showing the inked finger and asking everyone to “shape the future of our nation.”
Let’s shape the future of our nation by casting our vote today. ✌️ pic.twitter.com/ZYgT69zhis
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) May 20, 2024
Ajinkya Rahane didn’t keep away from his national duties apart from cricket as he took to his social media to share a photo of himself with his wife after casting their respective votes. The veteran cricketer wrote, “We did our duty. Have you?”
We did our duty. Have you? pic.twitter.com/HXgwVufwDf
— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) May 20, 2024
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