India Today: Voices

India Today
July 27, 1998

I'm sure it'll land me in controversy, and I'd love it.
Romesh Bhandari, on his book about his experiences as governor of Uttar Pradesh, in The Sunday Times of India

The legal system instead of being part of the solution has ironically become a part of the problem.
L K Advani, Union home minister

We won't allow a lottery. There shall be no gambling with Lok Sabha seats.
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief, opposing the Women's Reservation Bill in its current form

Sanctions are not the problem, our defeatist mentality is.
M R Sivaraman, IMF executive director, in The Times of India

Any silence on their part in future would be a great relief.
K Natwar Singh, senior Congress leader, saying that irresponsible statements by senior BJP ministers have harmed India, in The Hindu

The people should feel that it is my Government.
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, saying that he expected some improvement in the performance of the Manohar Joshi Government

I like going after everything -- that's my work ethic.
Leander Paes, tennis player, on winning the Hall of Fame tennis championships at Newport, USA

As an Indian, I believe in sensuality.
Rekha, actress, in Filmfare

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