Senior Journalist Prasanna D Zore covers national politics and Maharashtra politics, as well as business and personal finance. You can e-mail the author at prasannaz@rediff.co.in
Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha MP Anil Desai, a confidant of Uddhav Thackeray, said the party is now looking to implement the 50:50 formula with its ally the BJP.
'Inquiries and bookings are at quite a healthy level.'
'The people who were assigned the role to look after the affairs of the Congress in Maharashtra have failed.'
'I will be happy when Indians will get to see a plane made by an Indian taking to the skies.'
'Is Trump going to play a mediating role? Can he play a mediating role? It's out of the question.' 'Kashmir is an Indian responsibility.'
Laal Kaptaan deserves a watch just for Saif's spunk, raves Prasanna D Zore.
'You cannot take success for granted.' 'That's the most important lesson that you learn being an entrepreneur.'
'If somebody in your family listens more to your neighbour than you, then doesn't the fault lie with you also? This is what is happening in Kashmir.'
'Igniting in this country, a false feeding of nationalism combined with religion.' 'They are promoting the religion of the majority people in the country to feed their political agenda.'
'What are the circumstances at that time? Had you thought Modi will come after Vajpayee?'
'After Vajpayee-Advani, Modi-Shah is the second best in India.'
'Let the courts decide who is guilty and what punishment they should get.'
'The expectation was that Modi would become even bolder in his approach, and after only four months into his second term, we are starting to see evidence of this.'
'The idea of Hindu Rashtra is one of the most inclusive concepts.'
'You can't take money from Shaktikanta Das (the RBI governor) and give it to Nirmala Sitharaman (the Union finance minister). She will blow it away on Modi.'
'Vajpayee used to consult the Opposition; Indira Gandhi used to consult the Opposition. Which khet ki mooli is Modi?'
'My request to Amit Shah would be "Please do not use archaic laws and muscle power against voices that have always stood by India.".'
'You need to devalue the currency, ignite inflation, which then begins to oil the wheels of the economy.' 'Without that this severe recession is not going to reverse.'
'Everybody fears them and rightly so. Who in his right senses wouldn't fear these agencies?' 'They can take away everything in seconds with near zero recourse to law.'
Baadshah Pehlwaan comes out as a film is not only as a thorough entertainer but also a thought-provoker, feels Prasanna D Zore.
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