New Delhi, 20 August : Legendary cricketer Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar has been made the National Icon of the Election Commission for voter awareness and education. On Wednesday, an agreement is going to be signed between the commission and them in a programme organised in Delhi for three years.
According to the Commission, Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar and Election Commissioners Anoop Chandra Pandey and Arun Goyal will be present at the programme organised in Delhi. The Election Commission aims to make him an icon to increase the participation of youth in the coming elections, especially the 2024 general elections.
Earlier Pankaj Tripathi, Amir Khan, Mary Kom, and MS Dhoni have been national icons of ECI.
