Bollywood stars, politicians, cricketers and filmmakers joined thousands of devotees in India and abroad in expressing grief at the death of spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba Sunday.Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar broke down while paying his last respects to spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi on Monday. Accompanied by wife Anjali and friend V. Chamundeshwarnath, Sachin sat beside the body of Sathya Sai Baba at Sai Kulwant Hall in Prashanti Nilayam, and prayed for him.Sachin, an ardent devotee of Baba, was seen wiping his tears with a handkerchief handed over by his wife. Sachin had visited Puttaparthi in the past and sought blessings of Baba. Sachin, who turned 38 on Sunday, did not celebrate his birthday due to Baba's death. A 'Do Not Disturb' sign was hung on his hotel room door since the news of Baba's demise came. 'Sachin did not have breakfast and no one was allowed to enter his room,' his hotel manager said after the news of Sathya Sai Baba's demise came.

A FEW TWEETS FROM CELEBS -

Big B's tweet said - " Very sad to hear of the passing of Satya Sai Baba...sent me VIBHUTI at the time of Coolie accident..on getting well visited him".

Cricketer Yuvraaj - " Very sab to know Sri Sai Baba has passed away!! May his great soul rest in peace! I'm sure he will return in one form some day."

Director and producer Madhur Bhandarkar's post read: "Sad to hear about the demise of Sathya Sai Baba. He was an inspiration for many. Such an enlightened soul."

"Sai Baba RIP. My condolences to all his followers," actor R. Madhavan posted on Twitter.

Abhishek Bachchan: heard the very sad news of Shri Satya Sai Baba passing away. i remember the 1st photo i saw of him was in my dadima's mandir.

Anupam Kher: Sathya Sai Baba had milions of followers all over the world. Their faith in him held them together. May God give them strength. RIP Baba.

Pop star Ricky Martin was the first international celebrity to tweet about Baba - OM SAI BABA OM - RIP