Voices

India Today, November 30, 1998
Nov 30, 1998

My sisters are unable to run their households.
Sonia Gandhi, Congress president, on rising prices, in an election speech in Delhi

Onion prices cannot be an election issue ... The farmers have suffered more than the consumers.
A.B. Vajpayee, prime minister, on the price-rise issue

If they are not positive, our attitude will be negative.
Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress chief, on the poor performance of the Vajpayee Government

Advani is a big liar who does not think twice about distorting history.
Jyoti Basu, West Bengal chief minister, on the BJP leader's criticism of the Left's role in the freedom struggle and during the Emergency

There are people in my own party who are trying to see that my interests are harmed. These people want to finish me off politically.
Sahib Singh Verma, former Delhi chief minister and BJP leader, in an interview to a private television channel

If we can keep the same tempo and win the series in New Zealand, that will be the icing on the cake.
Mohammed Azharuddin, Indian cricket captain, after winning the Champion's Cup at Sharjah

Today I am more turned on by the idea of doing a movie with Madhuri or Tabu than with Shah Rukh or Aamir.
Manisha Koirala, actress, in Filmfare