Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar started his new innings on Monday taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member in the chambers of RS Chairperson and Vice-President Hamid Ansari. Sachin is the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha under the Prominent Citizens Quota.
On his way to the Parliament, Sachin was accompanied by his wife Anjali Tendulkar and IPL chairman and MP Rajiv Shukla.

Sachin was nominated to the Upper House along with film actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga in April, but had to wait to take his oath until the end of IPL season 5. Sachin's nomination to the Rajya Sabha came after he completed a historic 100 international centuries in March earlier this year. He has previously vowed to steer clear of politics and is expected to hold the seat only as an honorary position.
The nomination of Sachin had sparked a political slugfest, with the opposition parties questioning the timing of the move by the government. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena had said that the timing of the nomination suggested that it was aimed at distracting attention from the scams for which the Congress-led government in under the scanner.
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare congratulated Sachin and appealed to him to raise voice against corruption. 'We welcome and congratulate him. Sachin should raise his voice against corruption and also against those who are not in favour of Lokpal. We w.