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	May 1, 2000

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"From Pokhran to Kargil, the Congress has practised political negativism. Such petty considerations prompt somersaults."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, at the BJP National Executive meet in Delhi

"Cricket is nothing but a colonial legacy. Why are we still playing the game in this country?"
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party president, on allegations of betting and match-fixing in cricket

"It's like rebirth. All this appears like a dream and I feel when I wake up I will find myself in my cell in the Kot Lakhpat jail at Lahore."
Roop Lal, former army officer, in Delhi, on his release from a Pakistani jail where he spent 26 years for alleged spying

"Television is one medium I have never explored. It is something new and would complete my picture of experience."
Amitabh Bachchan, film star, who is planning to host a game show on Star Plus

"We've nothing to do with the BJP. We will join hands with the Trinamool to drive away the Marxists."
A.B.A. Ghani Khan Choudhury
West Bengal PCC Chief

"The BJP is our ally. The Congress is also our ally. Nobody is an untouchable in politics."
Mamata Banerjee Trinamool Congress Chief

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