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Even, there is a proposal from a councillor to rename Chandni Chowk as Tendulkar Chowk.
Mayor Rajni Abbi today said that MCD has received representations from hundreds of people to honour Tendulkar but no decision has been taken yet.
"There are demands for naming a street or chowk (square) after Tendulkar. A meeting of the MCD House on January 11 may consider these demands," Abbi said.
Asked about renaming Chandni Chowk, she said there is no such proposal.
Chandni Chowk councillor Suman Kumar Gupta is planning to move a resolution seeking the renaming of Chandni Chowk to Tendulkar Chowk.
Built in 17th century by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and designed by his daughter Jahan Ara, Chandni Chowk was once divided by canals to reflect moonlight, but closed now.
However, the move has attracted criticism from some quarters.
They point out that roads are named only posthumously.
Barring a road in the name of Nelson Mandela, not a single stretch in the capital is named after a living person.
MCD Works Committee Chairman Jagdish Mamgain said there are other people who deserve the honour.
"In terms of contribution to Delhi, it is E Sreedharan who deserves it more than Tendulkar," he said.
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Sachin Tendulkar is a REMARKABLE professional player and the credit should just stops there.Dhirubhai Ambani was an AMAZING visionary and a businessman to make sense of abysmally chaotic and pathetic business environment. He has transformed millions of live for better. The idea of renaming public sites to suit a whim of the time makes it all ugly. Built something positive and name it after these heroes but DO NOT hide the history by renaming it as those landmarks are also a part of the heritage and history which includes the names.
Why not rename the whole of India as Tendulkarstan. What a dishonour to name just a chowk or a street after him. He deserves a whole country. The Master Zero is a great man don't disappoint him. The BCCI should force CA to rename Sydney Cricket Ground as Chatrapati Tendulkar Khelsthan.