India Today: Voices

India Today
June 22, 1998

Did Indira Gandhi ask for somebody's permission to carry out the test in 1974?
A B Vajpayee, prime minister, on criticism that he did not consult the Opposition on the nuclear tests, in The Hindu

It would be too neat an arrangement for the Government, but a raw deal for me.
S S Gill, Prasar Bharati CEO, on the reason for his refusal to quit the post, in The Indian Express

Politicians have spoilt the country. They want the film industry to clean the mess.
Shatrughan Sinha, filmstar-turned-politician, on the lip-service that politicians pay to good and clean cinema

Crutches like reservations are handicaps in moving faster.
Kanshi Ram, BSP leader, stating that decades of reservation had served its purpose and that Dalits had no use for it now

Americans have a habit of making statements which are sometimes very offensive.
George Fernandes, Union defence minister, in The Hindustan Times

I have learnt a lot from the 1995 New York match ... I have broadened my repertoire. So it will be a totally different match .
Viswanathan Anand, chess Grandmaster, on his strategy against world No. 1 Garri Kasparov in the Frankfurt Classic tournament, in The Indian Express

For most women, it becomes a challenge to hook a married man.
Moushmi Chatterjee, actress, in Cine Blitz

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