Shiv Sena’s verbal attack on Sachin Tendulkar continues. After Sena chief Bal Thackeray criticised Tendulkar for saying that "Mumbai is for all Indians", his party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut questioned the veteran batsman's contribution to Maharashtra in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna', on Sunday. <br/>Comparing Tendulkar and fellow Mumbaikar Sunil Gavaskar, Raut said that there has been no instance of Sachin extending a helping hand to other Marathi cricketers. He said that Gavaskar ensured that Suru Nayak and Zulpikar Parkar played Test cricket. He said that Sachin plays for BCCI and not for India. He also added that Sachin may be a big cricketer, but he is not bigger than Maharashtra. Sachin has not sacrificed his life for the country like Lokmanya Tilak, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. <br/> Earlier, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray had slammed Tendulkar for saying that Mumbai belonged to all Indians. The publication said that Mumbai was in Maharashtra not because of Tendulkar’s cricket records but because of the hundreds of local people who laid down their lives fighting for it.<br/> AIR correspondents Lubna Moosa and N.K. Vispute report from Mumbai that In the fresh verbal attack on cricketer sachin tendulkar, shiv sena mouth piece Saamna Executive Editor and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut came down heavily on Tendulkar in his weekly column, yesterday. He said that Sachin plays for BCCI and for India and has never helped Marathi players. Comparing Tendulkar and fellow Mumbaikar Sunil Gavaskar, Raut said, "There has been no instance of Sachin extending a helping hand to other Marathi cricketers. Not even his close friend, Vinod Kambali. Whereas Sunil Gavasker helped several Maharashtrian players. Meanwhile, Congress Rajya Sabha MP and BCCI's Finance Committee chairman Rajeev Shukla on ridiculed Shiv Sena's latest verbal attack on senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar, saying the party was only harming its own image by criticising the revered cricketer. <br/>