'We walked into the well of the House because we had no choice.' 'They were not listening to us. They were throttling democracy.'
'If you want to change everything all of a sudden to polyester, then the production of khadi flags will come under trouble.'
'We brought him back within 20 days of the complaint.'
'Religion must be in your home and in the temple, not in government functions.'
'Every Indian knows why the BJP is targeting Hamid Ansari.'
'The BJP plans to win 10 (Lok Sabha) seats (in Tamil Nadu) and the alliance (with the AIADMK) 20 seats in 2024.'
'OPS is the first person in history to ransack his own party office.'
Even as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's general council meeting got underway in Chennai on Monday morning, endorsing Edappadi K Palaniswami as the interim general secretary, the rival O Panneerselvam faction staged a well-planned coup at the party headquarters in Royapettah, central Chennai.
'One quiver cannot have two different kinds of arrows.' 'The party cannot progress with two leaders.'
'If you don't have an heir, leave alone heaven, you don't even have a place in hell.'
'The message the BJP is sending is that they are in no way responsible for Uddhav's downfall and it was only Shinde who is to be blamed.'
'Maharashtra governor did not do anything that was contrary to the Supreme Court's decision.'
'I must have done a lot of good deeds because of which I was getting the chance to talk to such a mahapurush.'
'Politicians want pliable policemen who would carry out their orders, right or wrong, lawful or illegal.'
So worried is Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde of desertions that he is asking rebel MLAs in Guwahati to sign affidavits affirming that they won't go back on supporting the 'cause of Hindutva' after reaching Mumbai.
'The focus is on to cultivate a culture of respect.'
'The BJP has 106 MLAs and Eknath Shinde claims the support of 40 MLAs. So why are they both not forming the government right now in Mumbai? Why the delay?' Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf reports.
'It is a well-thought-out decision. I feel it is difficult for him now to step back.'
'Sometimes we use political pressure and sometimes political acumen to get what we want.'
'The act of demolition, for whatever reason, was far too hasty without even giving an opportunity of an appeal.'
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