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NEWSNOTES
Voices
"The strongest point of the
finance minister is that he knows too much for the prime minister to issue
marching orders
to him."
S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress spokesman, on the UTI scandal
"Phoolan Devi couldn't even
hold a gun properly. It was easy for her to hog the limelight because
she was a woman."
Mansoor Singh, former Chambal dacoit who surrendered in
1972 and is now trying to join politics
"I am not going to take
back what I have already said... How can I delete the PMO's official mobile
phone number?"
Sanjay Nirupam, Shiv Sena MP, sticking to his statement that someone
in the Prime Minister's Office told the former UTI chief to purchase shares
of Cyberspace Infotech
"What's the point of getting
married if you're going to work afterwards?"
Kareena Kapoor, actress, saying she would not continue her
acting career after she gets married
VIS-A-VIS
"Everybody must adhere to
the code of conduct once it is ready; those who don't can leave the coalition."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister
"If you want to break off
ties, go ahead. We didn't go to you, you came to us."
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena leader
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