Voices

India Today, March 22, 1999
March 22, 1999

"We were impressed by his personality and had given unconditional support ... and here his home minister was humiliating us on our home turf."
O.P. Chautala, INLD leader, referring to Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee and Home Minister L.K. Advani

"It's a good thing that on women's day a woman has got her rights."
Rabri Devi, Bihar chief minister, on the revocation of President's rule in the state

"This is not the type of global competition that we had been looking forward to."
Ramakrishna Hegde, Union commerce minister, on non-tariff barriers imposed on the developing nations by developed countries

"Since the courts are clogged we only get stay orders, not justice."
Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief, on the need for judicial reforms

"The lantern has its utility but its days are over. This is the age of the electric bulb."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, on the Rashtriya Janata Dal's election symbol, the lantern

"Usually Pakistan beats India because Pakistanis are more unforgiving when they lose. In India we're more chalta hai."
Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator, in Cosmopolitan

"I'm not here to be promoted from bank clerk to manager. I'm here to take chances."
Mahima Choudhary, actress in Filmfare