Voices

India Today, March 8, 1999
March 8, 1999

"One can change history but not geography. One can change friends but not neighbours."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, during his historic visit to Lahore

"Our support is for a government led by Vajpayee and not a BJP-led government."
J. Jayalalitha, AIADMK chief

"The Government's so-called National Agenda for Governance is in tatters."
Sonia Gandhi, Congress president, on the performance of the BJP-led coalition

"The Vajpayee Government is running on oxygen provided by the Congress."
Amar Singh, SP leader, in The Indian Express

"Why judge a government only by its failures? It has to be judged also by its success stories."
I.K. Gujral, former prime minister, on Vajpayee's Lahore trip

"The fig leaf of national security is not going to work."
Vishnu Bhagwat, sacked navy chief, launching a fresh tirade against the Government

"It is easy for reporters to sit in the press box and write what they feel."
Mohammed Azharuddin, cricket captain, reacting to the criticism against his team in the media

"For many Indians, a sex symbol is a cheap thing."
Mamta Kulkarni, actress, in Showtime

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