Rajiv Gandhi

“In every democracy, it is the people's will that is supreme. We should translate the intense yearning of the people of India and Pakistan for friendship into meaningful measures of cooperation in every walk of life.”

“I would like to clarify that our opposition to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is not related to any consideration involving Pakistan. Our position on this important issue is consistent and principled. We are not ready to sign the NPT as it stands today because it is blatantly discriminatory in character.”

“There has to be a national consensus. We cannot legislate without overwhelming national consensus that religious and communal groups should be totally banned from politics.”

“I have never felt vulnerable nor restricted in my movements.”

“I find I have less time for everything. The assembly elections came so soon, and there is still so much work to be done.”

“Indiraji should have been here today, speaking to you in her gentle, impassioned voice. One with Bharatmata's immortal spirit, she now shines as a lodestar not only for us but for all humanity.”

“The freedom movement transformed the status of women. Women fought along with men as comrades. In the process, the shackles that had bound them fell away.”