Sachin Tendulkar to take oath as Rajya Sabha member on June 4

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will take oath as member of Rajya Sabha on June 4.

Tendulkar, who turned 39 on April 24 and was nominated to the Upper House in the same month, is scheduled to take oath as a member in the chamber of Chairman Hamid Ansari, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla said on Wednesday.

Sachin Tendulkar will take oath as MP on June 4.

Two others, Bollywood actor Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga, who were nominated to Rajya Sabha along with Tendulkar had already taken their oaths earlier this month when the House was in session.

Tendulkar was busy with the IPL season, which ended only earlier this week.u00a0