Govt may issue stamps on SRK, Sachin, Sania

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Posted online: Saturday , February 16, 2008 at 05:23:54
Updated: Saturday , February 16, 2008 at 05:42:36

New Delhi, February 16: Celebrities and national icons can now find immortality through postage stamps during their living years, if the government decides to end the decades long custom of honouring people only posthumously.

"We are considering a proposal to issue stamps on young achievers in various fields, who have made the nation proud. These personalities include Shah Rukh Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Sania Mirza, Harbhajan Singh and Remo Fernandes among others," Shakeel Ahmad, Minister of State for Communication and IT, said.

These people have achieved a lot in their life and this needs to be conveyed to the youth to encourage them, as well as promote philately.

"Stamp collection is not merely a hobby. It teaches about our culture, civilisation and important happenings within our country and outside," the minister said, adding that this would also give the much required revenue to the postal department.

He, however, said that there was no custom hitherto to issue stamps on living persons. "It is very rare and exceptional, we are debating on this in the ministry and we expect to take a decision on this soon," he said.

Asked if any amendment was required in the Postal Act to issue stamps on living personalities, he replied in the negative.

"No amendment is required in the Postal Act. We just need to take a decision. I have written a note to (Communication and IT) Minister A Raja suggesting this," he said.

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Indian Icons by Ram on 25 Feb 2008

With so much undue and exorbitant media coverage on Film stars and Cricketers, Indians should stop doing everything but doing these two. With SRK, Aishwarya, Sachin, Sourabh etc as the biggest role models nowadays (instead of poor mundane uselss people like Mahatma Gandhi or All the foolish people who gave their lives for the country instead of incredibly enriching themselves like these HEROES) due to so much undue media/news publicity, THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUTH IN INDIA WILL ONLY TRY TO BECOME FILM STARS OR CRICKETERS, NOBODY WILL BOTHER TO WORK HARD ON BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCES OR ECONOMY OR COUNTRY'S PRODUCTIVITY. JUST CRICKET AND HINDI MOVIES. INDIAN ECONOMY'S GROSS NATIONAL INCOME WILL BE JUST THE REVENUES OF THE FILM INDUSTRY OR LIKES OF IPL !!

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