Tanmay Bhat writes heartfelt letter to Sachin Tendulkar, regrets Snapchat joke

Mumbai-based stand-up comedy group All India Bakchod's (AIB) comedian Tanmay Bhat has written a heartfelt letter to Sachin Tendulkar on his 44th birthday and expressed regret on the infamous Snapchat joke

Tanmay Bhat writes heartfelt letter to Sachin Tendulkar on his birthday, regrets Snapchat joke

Mumbai-based stand-up comedy group All India Bakchod's (AIB) comedian Tanmay Bhat has written a heartfelt letter to Sachin Tendulkar on his 44th birthday and expressed regret on the infamous Snapchat joke.

Here's what Tanmay Bhat wrote:

"Dear Sachin,
During the whole controversy, my father said something that truly made me sad. He said that I wasn't much of a crying child. But, he particularly remembers one day when I cried a lot. He was late while taking me to watch you play at the wankhede. And the child that I was wouldn't stop sobbing until I reached the stadium to see you at the crease. Thank you for my childhood. Thank you for being an inspiration. Thank you for making me cry. Thank you for being a memory my dad has of me. And irrespective of the jokes, I will always love you.
The worst part for me about the controversy wasn't the MNS threatening to kill me. It was that the only thing you'll ever know me for is that silly, silly joke. And nothing else I ever do will change that first impression. A joke I never ever dreamt you'll see. I pictured you sitting at home watching the news, embarassed and baffled. And what made me saddest was knowing I'd never probably meet you. A dream died that day. The second time you made me cry. Sadly What's done is done. A name that made me smile a lot - today is a name that emvarasses me. A name that I yelled, everytime I saw cricket, no matter who was playing, is a name that people tease me with. Maaaybe one day I'll do something that you'll hear about me again, hopefully positive. And maybe one day I'll make you laugh. :) one day.
Happy birthday, you god damned legend.
PS:: pls go to Parliament more often, a billion people would feel safer to see you in there than all those other goofs.
PPS: I will still always make jokes about you. Because you joke freely about the ones you love."

Picture courtesy: Tanmay Bhat's Instagram account

Picture courtesy: Tanmay Bhat's Instagram account

For the uninitiated, last year, in a video titled 'Sachin v/s Lata Civil War', Tanmay Bhat took a dig at the two veterans saying Lata Mangeshkar's face looks like someone has kept her under water for eight days. He also went to the extent of addressing Lata Mangeshkar directly while saying that Jon Snow (a 'Game Of Thrones' character) died and so should she. The 'face-swapped' Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar were also seen arguing over whether Virat Kohli is better than the Master Blaster.

What started out as a joke by Tanmay Bhat miserably backfired with Twitterverse, Bollywood celebs, politicians and the general public up-in-arms against him for 'insulting' Bharat Ratna awardees Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar.

Also read: Twitterati 'roast' Tanmay Bhat for 'mocking' Sachin, Lata Mangeshkar

Sachin Tendulkar

Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) decided to file complaint to Mumbai police and demanded Tanmay's arrest.

Also read: All you need to know about the controversy stoked by Tanmay Bhat's video
 

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