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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Thursday congratulated the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar for setting a world record by hammering a double century in One Day International cricket.

“On behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu I convey our good wishes to you on creating a world record by scoring double century in one day internationals at Gwalior. We are highly delighted that you have surpassed all the previous records in this regard”, he said in a telegram sent to the Mumbai Cricket Association.

On Sachin dedicating his epic knock to the people of India, Karunanidhi said cricket-lovers all over the country were extremely happy for his choice of words.

“To be precise, I wish to say that this great nation feels very much proud of you”, he said.