May 24, 1999

"Their hatred towards the BJP and myopic world view have brought them to the doorsteps of 10 Janpath."
Murli Manohar Joshi, HRD minister, referring to the leftists

"The gun has lost its fire power. It cannot be used as a political weapon, no matter how hard the BJP tries."
Laloo Prasad Yadav, RJD chief, on Bofors as an issue in the forthcoming elections

"Why should I comment on it? It is not something new."
N. Chandrababu Naidu, TDP chief, on Renuka Chaudhary quitting his party and joining the Congress

"We have come back from hell."
Ashok Kumar, a Haryana resident, on his return after languishing in Pakistani jails for three years

"If things continue like this, I will jump into politics to get the people out of the quagmire."
Begum Akbar Jehan, mother of J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, on the alleged corruption in her son's government

"I have seen several angry women, including my wife. But never one like Mrs Indira Gandhi."
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, at the release of former foreign secretary J.N. Dixit's book on the liberation of Bangladesh and after

"People have the most fantastic theories about him. Since coming here, I have heard of at least three injuries."
Anshuman Gaekwad, Indian cricket coach, on the wild speculation over Sachin Tendulkar's injuries

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