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	July 17, 2000

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India Today issue dated July 17, 2000 "We are a democracy. For long, there were politicians who had a strong desire to continue in office by wooing the large Islamic vote bank. But that phase is over now."
Jaswant Singh, external affairs minister, to his Israeli hosts on why India had shunned diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv for decades

"He is not a patriot. He wants to be called a prime minister. Kashmir is ours, so how can you have two prime ministers?"
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, on Farooq Abdullah

"The Telecom Department is not a baniya ka dukan where everything has to be talked about in terms of money."
Ram Vilas Paswan, Union communications minister, on the additional cost of creating a new department

"Our cricketers are highly paid and they earn a lot from endorsements. I cannot understand why they should still be so greedy."
Ali Sher, two-time Indian Open Golf champion, on charges that some Indian cricketers are involved in match-fixing

"Nobody in India should do anything that will promote secession in a friendly neighbour."
L.K. Advani, Union Home Minister

"Where is the question of secession? Eelam will be born and it will be very friendly towards India."
S. Ramadoss, President, Pattali Makal Katchi

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