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	June 12, 2000

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"Liberalisation does not mean total privatisation, though it means a massive addition in private investment. The difference is worth noting. "
P.V. Narasimha Rao, former prime minister, calling for the slowing down of economic reforms initiated by him.

"I have no illusions. What is the sum of one zero being added to another zero or of three zeroes being added to a fourth one?"
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief, on the efforts of four former prime ministers to float a Third Front

"Congressmen still dream of single-party rule. They are so divided and out of tune with reality that they cannot take up issues."
Ajit Singh, Rashtriya Lok Dal president, on his party's decision to break its alliance with the Congress

"The kiss with Kamal Haasan was purely mechanical. He was constantly checking the camera angle. So where was the passion?"
Rani Mukherjee, actress, about the kissing scene in the film Hey Ram, in Filmfare

"I did not seek Ray's removal from the Union Cabinet. I just asked the PM to induct new faces."
Naveen Patnaik, Orissa chief minister and BJD chief

"I am a loyal party man. It makes no difference whether I am a minister or just a party worker."
Dilip Ray, former Union steel minister and Biju protege

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