Tearful Sachin pays homage to Sathya Sai Baba

Sachin Tendulkar at Sathya Sai Baba's memorial service.

Sachin, a devout Sathya Sai devotee, was accompanied by his wife Anjali. He was seen weeping as he sat cross-legged beside the body of Sathya Sai Baba. The cricketer sat shoulder to shoulder with hordes of the guru's devotees.Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar visited Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh on Monday to get a last glimpse of the mortal remains of Sathya Sai Baba and pay homage to the revered spiritual guru.

On Sunday, as news of Sathya Sai's death reached Hyderabad, the captain of IPL's Mumbai Indians team had confined himself to his room in the team hotel in the city. Reports said that Sachin refused to meet even his team mates and kept a 'do not disturb' sign on his door.

He will continue to guide and inspire us: GavaskarEarlier, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar had visited Puttaparthi along with his family to pay obeisance to the departed godman on Sunday. Gavaskar, a staunch follower of Sai Baba, had visited the Sai Kulwant Hall for a darshan of his body.

Gavaskar later said that Sathya Sai Baba would continue to reside in his heart for ever. "He has left his physical form but he will live in our hearts permanently. He will continue to guide and inspire us despite the fact that his physical form is no more," he said.

Another cricketer and Sachin's team mate in the Indian Test squad, V.V.S. Laxman was also expected to visit Puttaparthi on Monday.

Sai Baba will return in one form some day: YuvrajCricketer Yuvraj Singh expressed his sorrow over the demise of Sathya Sai Baba by tweeting on micro-blogging site.

"Very sad to know Sai Baba has passed away. May his great soul rest in peace! I'm sure he will return in one form some day," Yuvraj tweeted.

Puttaparthi has witnessing a sea of humanity converging for the last glimpse of Sathya Sai Baba. Apart from devotees from all across the country, his followers have been pouring in from overseas as well. VVIPs, including politicians and cricketers, have been making a beeline for Puttaparthi.

Sathya Sai Baba's body will be buried close to his Yajur Mandir residence on Wednesday.
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Taslima Nasreen advises Sachin not to pray for Sai Baba

Bharati Dubey, TNN, Apr 24, 2011, 09.05pm IST

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MUMBAI: Taslima Nasreen, the controversial writer of Bangladeshi origin, has advised the cricketing world's god, Sachin Tendulkar, not to pray for Sathya Sai Baba, who passed away on Sunday morning. Sunday, April 24, was Tendulkar's birthday, but the cricketer, who is an ardent devotee of Sai Baba, had said on Saturday that he was cancelling his birthday celebrations and praying for Baba.

Nasreen, who is known more for the controversies chasing her than her literary skills, has been retweeting comments poking fun at Sai Baba. She retweeted a comment: "why shud somebody be sad abt his death. he was 86, shud b allowed to die. i was so dissappointd with sachin praying. crazy!"Earlier in the day, Nasreen tweeted a cheeky remark: "Satya Saibaba died. He said he would die in 2022. But he died too early."

"Hope no one will try to conceal small pellets of ashes at the base of their fingers. Then use their fists to powder the pellets and produce the flow of ash," went her next tweet.

Many of the retweets were attacks on Sai Baba, calling him a cheat and trick master. There were some that poked fun at godmen in general. Some of the comments Taslima retweeted were:

"Rasogollas and pumkins did not come from the fists."

"There is another baba in the making. the kid is just 5 to 6 years old his training will take some time."

"One godman gone but a thousands others will surface what a pity the bhakti business is quite lucrative."

One tweet reacted to her comment and took a potshot at her, saying good players are not necessarily "free thinkers".

Nasreen became famous when she started getting death threats from Islamic fundamentalists in her homeland, Bangladesh, when she criticized Islam in her books. She fled Bangladesh in 1994 and has since lived in many countries.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-24/india/29468654_1_taslima-nasreen-sathya-sai-baba-tweet

Friends mourn celebrate because our gold mine died Satya Sai

Out in countries such people are called only magician and hishonor is

But in India, such people are considered and their worship of Godis on their death is declared official mourning ......... My Indian great

   

Baba's vibhuti cured Gavaskar's injury

By: Bipin Dani

Date:  2011-04-25

Place: Mumbai

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was one of the many famous personalities, who experienced the healing powers of Sathya Sai Baba, who passed away yesterday.

India's batting legend Sunil Gavaskar with the late Sathya Sai Baba.  pic courtesy: Gavaskar, Portrait of a Hero by Clifford Narinesingh

Gavaskar, who is an ardent devotee of Sai Baba and celebrated his 60th birthday at the latter's ashram in Puttaparthi in 2009, witnessed a miracle during the Indian team's 1977-78 tour of Australia.

The batting legend was doubtful for the first Test in Brisbane with a thigh muscle injury, but recovered in time and played the match after applying Sai Baba's vibhuti (ash) as a cure.

After struggling to walk without pain two days prior to the Test, Gavaskar went on to score a battling century ” 113 in over five hours ” in India's second innings. He couldn't save India from a 16-run defeat though.

Timely helpSushil Doshi, a renowned commentator, who personally handed over Baba's holy ash to Gavaskar, recalled the
incident: "Gavaskar's wife Pammi (Marshneil) arranged to send Sai Baba's vibhuti to me while I was preparing to leave for my commentary assignment for All India Radio. I reached Brisbane two days before the Test match.

Gavaskar admitted later that he highly appreciated the gesture and felt better immediately after applying the vibhuti on his torn right thigh muscle. It was a miracle as Gavaskar not only played the Test but also scored his 11th Test hundred," Doshi told MiD DAY from Indore yesterday.

Gavaskar wrote in detail about his experience in an article for Sanathana Sarathi, the official magazine of Baba's ashram, in November 2000. "After I started applying the vibhuti, there was marked improvement and on the eve of the Test match. I requested the team management not to rule me out, but to have a fitness test on the morning of the match," he wrote.

"From being barely able to put weight on my leg, I was able to walk comfortably in just two days. But there was a stiff soreness that was worrying. On the morning of the match, I applied vibhuti to the leg and went to the ground.

No stiffness
"That was going to be my first attempt to try and run after a gap of eight days. Even as I stepped on to the ground to give my fitness trial, I realised that the stiffness was almost gone.

"At the Queensland Cricket Ground in those days, you had to descend a few steps to the ground and it was these few steps which were painful previously, and I had to walk down gingerly. But on this day, I felt confident enough getting down these steps normally.

"I took a light jog around the ground and with every stride I could feel the soreness going away. Though I did not do anything silly as a quick dash or sprint, I felt confident enough to play in the Test and so informed the management, who accepted it and included me in the playing XI. It was unbelievable."


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11 साल पहले कैसे मर गए साईं बाबाः तस्लीमा

 आत्मा कभी मरती नहीं, सिर्फ शारीर बदलती है.... देखते है ये साईं तीसरा जन्म कब लेंगे ????

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नई दिल्ली ।। बांग्ला लेखिका तस्लीमा नसरीन ने सत्य साईं बाबा की मौत की खबर पर ऐसा ट्वीट किया कि साईं के भक्त उन पर टूट पड़े। सचिन ट्विटर पर तस्लीमा को लोगों ने असंवेदनशील बताते हुए उनकी मौत की कामना तक कर डाली। हालांकि नसरीन ने इन सबको ' आरटी ' के रूप में दर्ज किया और अधिकतर पर अपना कॉमेंट भी दिया। 

सिलसिला शुरू हुआ साई बाबा की मौत के थोड़ी ही देर बाद। तस्लीमा को उनकी मौत की खबर मिली तो उन्होंने ट्वीट किया, ' सत्य साईं बाबा नहीं रहे। उन्होंने कहा था कि वह 2022 में मरेंगे। बहुत जल्दी चले गए। ' 

इस ट्वीट के बाद ही उन्हें जवाब मिलने शुरू हो गए। बहुतों ने इसे असंवेदनशील बताया। नसरीन ने इन सबको ही नहीं, इस खबर पर दूसरे लोगों के ट्वीट को अपने अकाउंट से जारी किया ताकि बाकी लोग भी देख सकें। उदाहरण के लिए उन्होंने ऑप्टिमिस्टिक _ इंडी के इस ट्वीट को भी आरटी किया, ' किसी को उनके निधन पर उदास क्यों होना चाहिए ?वह 86 साल के थे। उन्हें मरने देना चाहिए। सचिन की हालत देखकर मैं बहुत निराश हूं। ' 

तस्लीमा ने यह भी लिखा, ' कितना भी अच्छा काम कर लें भोले-भाले लोगों को बेवकूफ बनाना और उनके सपनों का इस्तेमाल करना कभी जायज नहीं हो सकता। ' 

एक व्यक्ति ने तस्लीमा को जवाब दिया, ' आपकी असंवेदनशीलता देखकर मैं कहता हूं कि जिस दिन आप मरेंगी मुझे सबसे खुशी होगी। ' इसे ' आरटी ' करते हुए तस्लीमा ने लिखा, ' मुझे कोई आश्चर्य नहीं है। ' 
बाद में ऐसी तमाम ट्वीट पर तस्लीमा ने लिखा, ' आप जितनी मर्जी मुझसे नफरत करें, मैं जब तक जिंदा हूं अन्याय और असमानता के खिलाफ असहिष्णु बनी रहूंगी। '