Voices

India Today, December 7, 1998
Dec 7, 1998

People want a government which performs, not one that goes back on its commitments and looks for scapegoats.
Sonia Gandhi, Congress president, on the BJP

I act, I don't react.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, on Sonia Gandhi's charge that he was weak

Jyoti Basu is an old and powerless man whose major weakness is his
lust for power.
Panchajanya, RSS mouthpiece

They need me only when elections are around ... once they come to power, I am plain forgotten.
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, referring to the BJP

Will the Muslims also withdraw their children from Christian institutions where prayers to Lord Jesus are said?
Kalyan Singh, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, on the controversy over recitation of Saraswati Vandana

Thanks to movies, people have stopped believing that honest
politicians exist.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, minister of state for I&B

We didn't really push for No. 1 this year. It's a goal we've reserved for
next year.
Mahesh Bhupathi, tennis player, on his doubles performance

Success is important. Even my driver walks with a swagger when my
film is a hit.
Sunil Shetty, actor, in G