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"The
wrongs of the medieval past cannot be righted by similar wrongs in modern
times."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, vowing to maintain the status
quo at Kashi, Mathura and other disputed places of worship, in an article
penned during his holiday in Kerala
"Which
prime minister are we supposed to believe? The one who made the statement
in Parliament or the one outside?"
Giriraj Kishore, vice-president, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, rejecting
Vajpayee's call to maintain status quo in Ayodhya
"It
is fashionable for condom manufacturers to say population growth is alarming,
but industry should view this positively and look at the huge numbers
as a marketplace."
Lord Swraj Paul, UK Labour MP, to industrialists in Chennai
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"There
has been a systematic distortion of history to further the sectarian interests
of some political outfits."
Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate
"Sen
has every right to comment but his remarks need not be taken seriously
since he is not a historian."
B.R. Grover, Chairman, ICHR
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METRO TODAY
As
the Government brings in more people and mops more money in taxes, it
must be seen to be rewarding those who come forth and pay up, writes India
Today Associate Editor V. Shankar Aiyar in 