India Today: Voices

India Today
June 1, 1998

India should go in for a strong and decisive fight.
Farooq Abdullah, chief minister, on settling the insurgency problem permanently, in Newstime

I don't know when I am going to have a permanent dwelling place.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, saying that he too was among the millions of homeless in the country.

Instead of running to me with requests for transfers, why don't you stay in your constituency and do some work?
Kalyan Singh, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, admonishing an MLA of the supporting JBSP

Scientists like working on moonlit nights.
A PJ Abdul Kalam, scientific advisor to the defence minister, to a question about India scheduling all N-tests in the month of May.

Success means a lot of self-satisfaction to me. It has not made me feel that I am "the boss" or I need to dominate everybody or be rude to people.
Saurav Ganguly, cricketer, in Sportstar

I know I have a wild reputation but I don't actually lead a wild life.
Mamta Kulkarni, actress, in Cine Blitz