Tendulkar's RS nomination puzzles Anna Hazare

Social activist Anna Hazare on Aurangabad said in Aurangabad that he was puzzled by the nomination of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha.

At a press meet, when asked for his comment on Tendulkar's nomination, he said "I don't understand what is going on....Why not give him Bharat Ratna then, there was no need to send him to Rajya Sabha."

Hazare is on a state-wide tour to campaign for stronger Lokayukta in Maharashtra. Talking to reporters in Aurangabad this evening, Hazare said, "Had Lokpal Act been in force, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram would have been in jail."

"Out of the tax collected from the common people, 75 per cent is spent on management, 15 per cent is usurped. How can development take place with 10 per cent of the tax?" he said.

Corruption is a world-wide phenomenon, but in India it was the common people who were victimised by it, he said. Hazare said he would launch a nation-wide tour after completing his state tour.