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“This Sonia Gandhi thing should be seen in perspective - the people of India have an emotional attachment to the family. And why not? Three of the five Congress prime ministers belong to that family. The people empathise with the family name.”
“We have to be guided by the interest of society and the development of the state.”
“I feel proud when a player from Jammu and Kashmir plays for India. This shows cricket has reached all corners of the country.”
“In India, no one becomes prime minister before they are in their mid-70s.”
“It is often remarked that I am very close to Mr. Modi. But when it comes to issues of national importance, I've never indulged in politics or considered whether the Prime Minister is from the opposition.”
“We want those responsible for the attack on Zee TV to be arrested and punished.”
“I am used to controversies.”
“Modi has been the Gujarat chief minister for more than a decade, but there is a vast difference between controlling a state and leading a nation.”
“I have been to China. I noticed that wherever you went, you could ask an ordinary citizen, and he would explain, in detail, about free markets and all the other jargon of liberalisation.”
“I am worried about development in the field of information technology, communication, etc. So you cannot say that I have become inactive.”
“Empowering women leads to a more inclusive growth of society and the nation.”
“BJP is a national party which runs the central government, and if I can take a decision on the future of all these parties, I must be a capable person. I am grateful that everybody is accepting my capability.”
“People want development, modern thinking. They want to encourage and support research in agriculture and other fields.”
“Mr. Modi has to take instructions from Nagpur, and whatever Nagpur says, he will do.”
“The AICC is full of sycophants, nothing else.”
“I could never muster the courage to speak to girls in my college in Pune. Most of them were Parsis and spoke English. I came from a village and could barely converse in English.”
“I entered politics in 1967; since then, continuously, I am getting elected... Fortunately I never lost the elections.”
“I am fully aware that everybody has a right to succeed, and success should be with ethics.”
“False perceptions are being created about me without an iota of proof.”
“Who knows controversies better than me? The controversies always chase people who are active and decision makers.”