Voices

India Today
November 2, 1998

If you insult Ravana, you are insulting me.
M Karunanidhi, Tamil Nadu chief minister, saying that Ravana was a Dravidian king

TMC is a political party and not a group of hermits. Our intention is to capture power in Tamil Nadu.
G K Moopanar, TMC president, at a press meet

I belong to the same neighbourhood. I understand their language and problems.
Sushma Swaraj, Delhi chief minister, on the Jat voters of outer Delhi, in The Indian Express

It is a minor dispute between husband and wife.
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, on the differences between his party and the BJP

If the Taliban come, we'll take some more deaths but they will be no match for the army.
Girish Chandra Saxena, Jammu and Kashmir governor

Let us not hype and dramatise it. There is no question of a nexus between the nuclear issue and Jammu and Kashmir.
K Raghunath, foreign secretary, in Islamabad

I'm still digesting the news, but I'm 200 per cent sure of an early comeback.
Harbhajan Singh, cricketer, on being dropped for his suspect bowling action

I'm not ashamed of any of my movies. Every film I do is a progression to me.
Jackie Shroff, actor, in Showtime