Sachin is India’s best role model: Survey

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has been voted as India's role model of health and happiness in a countrywide survey initiated by a magazine.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has been voted as India’s role model of health and happiness in a countrywide survey initiated by a magazine.

According to the survey done by global research firm Synovate for ‘Complete Wellbeing’ magazine for its December issue, out of 320 nominations, Tendulkar emerged as the best, a media release said.

Alongside Tendulkar, Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan and former President A P J Abdul Kalam emerged in the top three bracket.

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Tendulkar, who only on Monday guided India to a sensational Test victory in Chennai against England, expressed pleasant surprise at being crowned as the top role model of health and happiness.

“Is it true? My countrymen think I am the healthiest and happiest person in the country? What a compliment! I am truly overwhelmed. I will cherish this compliment forever,” Tendulkar was said to have reacted to the survey results, the release added.

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