Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar posts his Rajya Sabha speech on Facebook Live after he was prevented from speaking in the House yesterday by a raucous Opposition demanding an apology from the Prime Minister for his remarks against Dr Manmohan Singh.


In the 15-minute video, Tendulkar said it was his endeavour to transform India from being a sport loving nation to a sport playing nation. I urge you all to participate in this effort and help make my dream, our dream. Always remember, dreams do come true!"


Listen to the video here.


Tendulkar was slated to initiate a short duration discussion on the right to play and the future of sports in India, which was disrupted by the protests that led Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the House for the day.When the House met at 2 pm after an earlier adjournment, Naidu wanted to take up the short duration discussion to be initiated by Tendulkar.


Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal however said he had a point of order and asked whether CAG reports can be leaked to newspapers before they are tabled.


"Can we summon people responsible for tarnishing those in constitutional offices on the basis of CAG reports," he asked. After the point of order, Naidu sought to initiate the discussion on sports saying this was Tendulkar's maiden speech and he should be heard.


Promptly, several Congress members got up and raised the issue of the prime minister's remarks and started raising slogans such as "Desh ko gumrah karna band karo' (stop misleading the nation) and seeking an apology from Modi.Naidu admonished the members, saying Tendulkar had done a lot for the country and was a 'Bharat Ratna' awardee.


As the Opposition members continued with their noisy protests, Naidu again chided them in his characteristic style, asking them to not shout as "all they would achieve was a hoarse throat and bad name."


He said Tendulkar was a legendary persona and an inspiration for the youth while urging the Congress members to allow the discussion.