Q. Do you have any role in the Uttar Pradesh elections?
A. I am a worker of the BJP, and during elections every one in the party has to play some role.

Q. You were in the forefront of support for the Ram temple at Ayodhya but Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee has decided not to raise this controversial issue as a poll plank.
A. I believe the temple should be built at that site only. But I also believe this should not be on the election agenda.

Q. Won't you raise the issue in the coming elections?
A. The name of Ram has to come in some form.

Q. But the question here is the political use of religion.
A. I am against political use of religion from the very beginning.

Q. Don't you think that bureaucracy has damaged sports in India?
A. I don't think so. We were not good in sports because we didn't take sports seriously. Now we are. I have called a meeting of Assocham, FICCI and CII under the chairmanship of the finance minister. We have framed a joint action plan and will declare it in March.

Q. Don't you think there should be a code of conduct for sports institutes?
A. We have codes of conduct. But we don't have a right to punish anybody in case of violation of guidelines. Sports needs to be put on the Concurrent List.

Q. What about the possibility of cricket matches with Pakistan?
A. There is no possibility until Pakistan stops cross-border terrorism. -as told to Aaj Tak

TREMORS Captain for the West Indies tour
	Anil Kumble: Flavour of the season. He's smart, ruthless and in form. Will be first bowler captain since Kapil Dev.
	Sourav Ganguly: May just keep his job but isn't scoring. Has got attitude but little more.
	Rahul Dravid: Perhaps is a shade too well-mannered. India wants winners, not good conduct medallists.
	Sachin Tendulkar: No way. He's probably the only bloke who'll score in Barbados. Just let him be; and carefree.