Sachin Tendulkar dragged into a controversy

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar finds himself in a controversy after trying to help a friend. The batting legend confirmed that he helped a friend to sort out the problems he was facing related to his house in Mussoorie.

Certain news reports had mentioned that Tendulkar tried to take part in his businessman friend Sanjay Narang’s behalf when he met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to sort out a security dispute over the land with a neighbouring Defence and Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It said that Sachin has business interest in the land. However, Sachin’s official spokesperson was quick to deny any such thing. He issued a statement saying that he doesn’t have any “economic interest” in the property.

“Mr Tendulkar attended a meeting following which a formal written representation was submitted to the Ministry of Defence on a pending dispute regarding some development undertaken in Landour by Mr Narang. Mr Tendulkar has always maintained that the prevailing laws of the land should be upheld while giving a fair opportunity to all parties concerned to present their points of view,” read the statement.

He further added saying that that the Indian legend doesn’t have any business relations with the property Dahlia Bank owner Narang. “Mr Sachin Tendulkar has no present business relationship with Mr Sanjay Narang nor does he have any economic interest, whatsoever, in the Landour cantonment,” he concluded.

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Narang also denied the wrongdoing and rejected the reports that the batting legend is his business partner in the property. “Dahlia Bank belongs entirely to Mr Sanjay Narang and is his personal residence. Mr Tendulkar is a personal friend with no existing business relationship and having no ownership of Dahlia Bank,” a spokesperson for Narang said in a statement.

“The Cantonment authorities, however, have subjected Mr Narang to harassment, including seeking to illegally revoke the permissions granted. This has created a situation whereby Mr Narang has been forced to seek a legal remedy available including the filing of a review petition under section 57 of the Cantonment Act with the Ministry of Defence, which is pending hearing for over a year,” Narang said.

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