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	April 3, 2000

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"The world being a global village doesn't mean it is run by one headman. In this age of democracy it's headed by a panchayat: the UN."
K.R. Narayanan, President, to US President Bill Clinton in Delhi

"Once you take God's name, you can handle a thousand Clintons and a thousand red-carpet welcomes can be laid out."
Ajit Panja, Union minister of state for external affairs, on Clinton's Delhi visit and his being in Calcutta till a day earlier to play a saint in a stage presentation

"India is a great country for hail-fellow-well-met kind of functions where you have a cup of tea and go away."
Lt-General S.S. Mehta, deputy chief of army staff, on how weapons-purchase procedures lack transparency

"Why cannot a country of 900 million produce a handful of athletes who can bring back international medals?"
P.T. Usha, on her plans to start a state-of-the-art academy to train athletes in Kerala

"How can people link the RSS with the killing of Gandhi? Even Jyoti Basu keeps blaming us."
K.S. Sudarshan
RSS chief

"I didn't say Gandhi's killer was an RSS member. I only said he was influenced by the RSS."
Jyoti Basu
Chief Minister, West Bengal

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