Five years ago, Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani spoke to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com on the Emergency. On the 40th anniversary of Indian democracy's darkest hour, we reproduce the interview.
Let's see which other lawmakers chose funky ways to get to Parliament:
'This term -- "Nehru-Gandhi" family -- is a misnomer. Nehru was not a dynast; he did not even name his successor... The big mistake she made was to push forward Rahul Gandhi who is a dead loss as a leader,' says Nayantara Sahgal, whom Sonia Gandhi calls 'Tara Masi.'
'This letter assumes significance as it is for the first time that a letter has been documented and collectively agreed upon.'
'We are being told that to cushion our energy needs from the volatile oil market, we need nuclear power. That's hogwash: Our power sector is not dependent on oil.'
'The prime minister did not think that COVID-19 was a serious challenge as late as March 20.'
Sukanya Verma looks at some stunners rocking the trend.
"We would have nothing to do with a political party that is being run by a foreign power. I consider those who support such a party as anti-nationals because we won our freedom from foreign rule only sixty years ago," she charged.
'Going from 5% to 8%, 10, 15% of the votes is not going to translate into seats -- so what's the point of going it alone in UP?'
With the Bharatiya Janata Party stepping up the offensive against her husband, Priyanka Gandhi on Monday said she was not bothered by the personal attacks and that she can choose to reject the 'gifts' of criticism. "If they choose to give me gifts, I can choose to reject them. The malice is with them, not me," she said.
Images from the Arjuna Awards presentation at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.
'If majority of the country's population is sentimental about a certain species, why are we so ashamed to say that we want to give it statutory protection?'
Priyanka Gandhi asked what was stopping the human resources development minister from setting up an IIT here.
'In India, a really popular and well-entrenched leader is not defeated by a rival.' 'Such a leader has to defeat himself,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
To a question on continuing support to the government, Karat said he has just talked to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and it depends on what they decide.
'No one took umbrage, because they knew Laxman had no malice in him.'
'General Sam Manekshaw looked from left to right and said, "Gentlemen, I have come to have a look at you. I am taking a good look at your faces. When I come back after the war is over, some faces may not be here".'
'Ajay Devgn is perfect to slip into Idris Elba's shoes.' 'Taapsee can play any role under the sun.'
The Amritsar Lok Sabha battle is getting more and more personal. Congress candidate and former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh says merely being a Punjabi does not give his Bharatiya Janata Party rival Arun Jaitley the right to contest from Amritsar and he does not know anything about the place.
Rathore also credited PM for the Indian Army's operation in Myanmar and said that a nation emerges tough if its leader is strong-willed.
"Since he (Dhoni) had played against me in several matches, the captain had the confidence that I would produce the results. I am glad I lived upto his expectations," said Joginder on reaching Rohtak.
Is there an understanding between the two parties on critical issues?
In this May 2014 interview with Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, the politically conscious Karnad spoke of why he is concerned about Modi coming to power.
"Country has lost a distinguished son and a great patriot who was passionately committed to sustained development and social equity. I convey my heartfelt condolences to his family and millions of his admirers across our country."
The debate on the Rafale jet fighter deal saw a head-on collision between the government and the Congress in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
An image of a child who is an opening act during Congress rallies.
At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma.
Rahul's time is not now, only Sonia Gandhi can lead the Congress into the 2014 final, says Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Nitin Singh, tourist guide, spent 75 minutes with Donald and Melania Trump at the Taj Mahal. 'They were very down to earth and listening to me intently as I told them the story of the Taj and the Mughals.'
Admitting that the party was at crossroads and there were shortcomings both in the organisation and the United Progressive Alliance government, former Union Minister Sachin Pilot on Monday said "changes will happen soon" to put in place a 21st-century Congress.
The PM said she made a noteworthy contribution to Delhi's development.
Readers hope Dr Manmohan Singh will take India to new heights during his tenure as prime minister.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
"It is about time that India and its institutions are protected from these 'institution wreckers'," said Jaitley.
Some movies of 2021 excelled in content but yet, they did not do well.
