Voices

India Today, November 23, 1998
Nov 23, 1998

I had gone to receive the prime minister with a bouquet, but he soiled the flowers with his statement.
Rabri Devi, Bihar chief minister, on Vajpayee's remark about mafia rule in the state

Urban people can only crib about high prices without giving a thought to the problems of farmers.
S.S. Barnala, Union food and civil supplies minister

The judiciary does wake up the executive ... It is not a timekeeper but it will continue to be an alarm clock.
A.S. Anand, Chief Justice of India, on judicial activism

To hell with PoK. Let them allow us to live in peace in this part of Kashmir.
Farooq Abdullah, J&K chief minister, on Pak-aided insurgency

Our protests were ignored ... But today the world is compelled to take notice of what we are saying.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, on India's plea for destroying nuclear stockpiles

There are so many crooks in politics that there is no way a sincere person can survive without becoming a swindler.
R.K. Laxman, cartoonist

I am from a well-to-do family and I don't need his money.
Paramjeet Singh, on Milkha Singh's refusal to give him the promised Rs 2 lakh for breaking his 400 m national record

In India a sex symbol does not mean a sex object. It means a desirable woman.
Mamta Kulkarni, actress, in Filmfare