attack of the clones

Here's a story that came out in the cricket website I view often...it's related to one of the last topics we covered in class to do with fundamentalism.

"Attack of the clones
With retirements the flavour of the month, there's one option India's senior cricketers could consider: politics. At the moment it's their clones who are cashing in. Along with a few film stars, a Sachin Tendulkar lookalike is canvassing for votes ahead of the upcoming elections in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. A few households were pleasantly surprised to see "Tendulkar" at their doorsteps last week. "My nine-year-old son Rehan was thrilled when he responded to the doorbell Sunday morning to find Sachin himself standing with three friends," said one of those caught unawares. "I asked my son, 'How come Sachin is roaming here rather than playing cricket against Australia?' Then my husband said he was just the cricketer's lookalike.
The lady then went on to recount how "Sachin" was in a hurry and refused to wait for some food she wanted to offer him. "He just asked for tea and reminded us how our votes are important and advised us to prefer the BJP [the ruling party in the state]." "
Source: http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/377548.html, Mathew Varghese, September 10, 2008, cricinfo.com