Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday requested Twitter India to take action against an account impersonating his son Arjun. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

New Delhi: Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday requested Twitter India to take action against an account impersonating his son Arjun.

Tendulkar said that the account with the username 'jr_tendulkar' has been posting 'malicious' tweets against personalities and institutions.

The 46-year-old took to Twitter to write: "I wish to clarify that my son Arjun & daughter Sara are not on Twitter. The account @jr_tendulkar is wrongfully impersonating Arjun and posting malicious tweets against personalities & institutions. Requesting @TwitterIndia to act on this as soon as possible."