Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:03pm on 23 Jul 2026,Thursday India
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar backed students protesting over the alleged NEET paper leak, urging society to uphold honesty and merit over shortcuts. In a social media post, Tendulkar recalled his father, a professor, teaching him that “failure is okay, cheating is not,” stressing that integrity must remain central to education. He said students' disappointment was understandable when hard work goes unrewarded and called on parents, teachers, schools, administrators and society to ensure merit prevails. Emphasising that young Indians' dreams power the nation's future, Tendulkar urged collective efforts to build a culture where honesty is encouraged and hard work is rewarded, expressing confidence that lasting solutions would safeguard students' aspirations. (PC: HT)
