We have 100 victories

I was surprised to know that Pakistan started playing cricket 15 years later has played less test cricket than us but got 100 test victories faster than us. Actually I should not be surpirsed.

Bambai Meri Jaan Hai - Mai Hindustani Hu !!!

I could have called it Mumbai and I have learned to call the city so, but as mark of protest mad my title so

Sachin said Mumbai belongs to all - to INDIA
Balasaheb has problem - (does he think Maharashtra is a country)
is Delhi for north Indians -
Chennai for Tamil,
Bangalore for kannada,
Kashmir for Kashmiri
then who & what belongs to India.
Although silly question but how come all "so called" Marathi Manoos (Who is he & where is he - me who was born in Maharashtra or Thakre's who came from Jhansi or Gwalior, I am not sure) sentiments are hurt when Sachin say he is Indian First and Mumbai belongs to India. Did Samana conducted poll on this overnight. Quick Work Sir !

And if Balasaheb's father Prabodhankar Thakre (no Balasaheb was not part of that campaign, he was also very young & was busy drawing cartoons) along with other very respected true Marathi leaders fought for "Akhand Maharashtra" which included Mumbai with blood and sweat, how did Indians got India back from British - whose blood and sweat was sacrificed then. Who died on 8th August 1942- who died defending Mumbai on - 26/11 (horror - they came from Gurgaon - Haryana and had a South Indian group leader) They all were Indian first. By the way "Indian concept was first floated by - "Lokmanya" Bal Gangdhar Tilak and Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Veer Savarkar died for India. Chipoonkar brothers were too Indians. In 1975-77 period Madhu Dandavate, Mrunal Gore, Nanaji Deshmukh and many more went to Jail to defend democracy and nation called India, they did not sip warm beer in Bandra and praised Hitler and Emergency.

And one thing I don't understand how can regional chauvinism can be equated with patriotism. When Shiv Sena / MNS make Muslims villains the nationalism / patriotism comes into question. They talk about "Akhand Bharat". When Abu Azmi takes other in Hindi they have problem (although he is another nuseance altogether)

Is Sachin or any other sports person or film star or non-politico like me have any right to give our opinion. (keep quite if you want to survive - is the mantra - Where is? Is it the TRUTH?) It is like Bushism - "either you are with us or against us". What about having own opinion and respecting each other without offending or getting offended. When Raj or Balasaheb can give opinion so can any Indian with equal freedom. If we keep quiet and not bash up people like they do does not mean silent majority is coward. Earlier Narendra Modi made Amir Khan's life hell now it could have been Sachin. But I am glad and very confident that neither of the Uncle nephew duo have guts (to quote Balasaheb himself - "g*$@it daam nahi") to take on Sachin. Udhav was taking his party in right direction, it requires patience to get result of good deeds, and Uncle nephew duo, ti seems, does not have that. They want to be "Hinduhridaya Samrat" (King of Hindu's Heart) But is there such a Hindu?

Are they being patriotic by dividing us further by talking about marathi / non-marathi or playing cynical politics, being very short sighted and selfish. I think all three. Every one, every Indian who really loves his country his nation - sings Vande Mataram or not - must wake up to the game of these two and their likes and tell them to go to Hell.

"He who pays the price of friendship by doing friendly service knows its value, and he would not barter one little spark of it for a whole constellation of the other. The most permanent friendships are born in service... Paul Harris in 1912"