Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was supposed to deliver his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday but wasn’t able to as the house was adjourned after Congress members disrupted proceeding over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark against Manmohan Singh and 2G scam.  

Since the politicians denied Sachin Tendulkar in the Upper House, the Master Blaster took to social media to speak his heart out regarding the importance of sports in an individual’s life. Sachin uploaded a fifteen-minute video with the message of transforming India from a sports-loving nation to sport playing nation.

"There are many pressing matters in our country which require our attention – economic growth, poverty, food security, healthcare among many others. Being a sportsman, I am going to talk about sports, health and fitness of India for it has a telling impact on our economy. My vision is a healthy and fit India," said Tendulkar.

Tendulkar stressed on India being the diabetic capital of the world with 75 million people affected by the disease and the economic burden of these diseases will not allow the country to progress.