Two prominent Marathi newspapers hit upon these 'April 1' ideas in their reports on Tuesday.
Loksatta, which also brings out an edition from the capital, shocked readers with its lead story informing about the 'coup' against Deshmukh by his bete noire Narayan Rane with blessings from the Congress high command.
Incidentally, Deshmukh's fate as Chief Minister has been 'sealed' many a times by newspapers from Mumbai. If he continues till October he will complete four years in office.
The news about Tendulkar's decision to 'packup' has appeared in 'Sakal', so also Shahrukh's plans to play a guest role in a Marathi movie.
The daily has taken pains to point out to the reader at the end that it was April Fool's Day.
The sting is in the tail in the Loksatta report on Deshmukh where a person suddenly exclaims that the date is April 1.
Sakal also regaled readers with a story on the remake of Bollywood blockbuster Sholay by its original director Ramesh Sippy after the disastrous attempt by Ramgopal Varma in 2007.
The report spoke of Naseeruddin Shah playing the role of 'Gabbar Singh', Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan playing 'Jai' and 'Veeru' respectively, Katrina Kaif turning 'Basanti' while Paresh Rawal in the role of 'Samba'.