Voices

India Today, July 5, 1999
July 5, 1999

"We will protect our hard-won freedom."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, on the Pakistani attack in Kargil

"If the enemy tries that, he is waiting for a bloody nose."
Colonel Bikram Singh, army spokesman, on Pakistan's reported plans to open Kargil-type fronts in other areas

"All elements in our polity must participate in decision-making."
I.K.Gujral, former prime minister demanding the formation of a national government, in The Indian Express

"A government that handles a crisis correctly is bound to earn the confidence of the people."
L.K Advani, Union home minister, ruling out the possibility of Kargil war affecting the BJP's poll prospectsr

"Two weak persons don't make one strong person."
Pramod Navalkar, Maharashtra cultural affairs minister, on the NCP-RPI alliance in Maharashtra, in the Times of India

"If even 100 of the 543 MPs are women, they would have a civilising effect on productivity in Parliament."
M.S.Gill, chief election commissioner

"As a captain I would be more aggressive. That has been my strength in life."
Ajay Jadeja, cricketer

"I have always lost battles but won the wars."
Sushmita Sen , actress, in Showtime

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