J&K CM thanks Cricket ICON Tendulkar

Jammu, Mar 30: Sachin Tendulkar, as a member of Rajya Sabha, had sanctioned funds for construction and upgradation of classrooms of the school, located in Sewri, south Mumbai.

In this regard, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday thanked Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Sanctioned over Rs 40 lakh from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) funds for construction of a school building in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.

Thankful to @sachin_rt for using his MPLAD funds for the construction of a school building in Kashmir. Even off the field, he continues to inspire us all,” she said on Twitter.

Earlier, The Cricket Icon said that, "This is an unbelievable experience and I was sharing my thoughts with teachers here...I come from a family where my father (late Ramesh Tendulkar) taught in Kirti college, he was a professor, so I exactly know how passionate they are."