Achrekar not given state funeral over communication gap: Minister
Maharashtra Housing Minister Prakash Mehta has attributed Sachin Tendulkar's childhood coach Ramakant Achrekar not being given a state funeral to a "communication gap" at the government level. He added that Achrekar not being given a state funeral was "sad and unfortunate". Mehta, who represented the state government at Achrekar's funeral, apologised on the behalf of the government.  