'This is total fraud. You are showing me the slip of my vote but not counting it so this is fraud.'
'They are happy for the Hindu community as Ram Lalla is consecrated in Ayodhya.'
'There was a statement by a minister that 30,000 Kashmiri Pandits have come back to the Kashmir Valley after the abrogation of Article 370, it is all b.......t and a white lie.' 'Nobody has come back.'
'The BJP has started a war-like situation against farmers and the Jat community.'
'They could have told the media that there is nothing in it and let me read it out.'
Syed Firdaus Ashraf gives his reasons for disliking the trailer of the most anticipated mega movie of the year, Baahubali: The Conclusion.
'I came for my national service. I am the son of people like Gandhiji, Nehru, Patel, Dr Ambedkar and Maulana Azad.'
Now, let's wait for the movie, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'The Centre prevaricates on the question of effecting a change of state-level leadership or on the imposition of President's rule in the state.'
'These kinds of tunnels are not meant for the Himalayas.' 'Development should be good for all people and not where you make a tunnel and 40 people get trapped.'
One of Sanjay Dutt's biggest fans will serve his restaurant's signature dish on February 25 to celebrate Dutt's release from jail.
The trailer is so gripping that you know something interesting is bound to happen, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf is unimpressed by the Uri trailer.
The Emperor of Bollywood Romance tries to play a lecher for the first time in his career.
'They were as late as June 2023 and they did not follow it up with concrete measures immediately in terms of a secretariat or common minimum programme, working group or seat sharing etc.' 'They continued to have periodic meetings after a gap of weeks where they had tasty dinner and coffee, but beside that they did nothing else.'
'Israelis not only harassed Palestine Muslims, but also Christians.' 'Palestinians have been telling Israel that this will blow up the situation, but they would not listen to us.'
'Unlike in the Kedarnath floods of 2013, which happened due to heavy rains, no such thing happened in Chamoli.' 'The damage was done only because of the hot sun.'
'The Constitution of India defeated the BJP.'
Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf explains the charges against the Bollywood star.
'I'm talking about that predator in your house, and how one should protect one's children from him.'
'They just say we agree to your demands in the meetings, which is lip service. But on the ground they do not implement anything.'
'Political narrative in our country today is tilted towards Hindutva orientation and so Kejriwal becomes very dangerous to the BJP.' 'For them, he is a leader to watch.'
'He used to come to the cinema hall like he was visiting a temple for worship.'
Want to live in Maharashtra, follow these eight rules or get jailed. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com on the proposed Maharashtra Protection of Internal Security Act.
'Every Congressman in Rajasthan is in Ashok Gehlot's pocket.'
... Why care for the truth when the legend so interesting, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'He only promotes those leaders who will never show any resistance to him in future.'
In his second term in office, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has retained 34 portfolios.
'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience and course correct. It's a pity that the government is making policy without looking at evidence and differentiating between immediate and urgent.'
'What happens in the real estate market is that once the prices go up it goes on to stay at that level.' 'It might not increase and at the same time the prices will not come down too.'
'It is not his doing, but Rahul Gandhi is forced by circumstances.' 'In taking political decisions, everything has to get his clearance.'
'Rahul Gandhi should have prevented Nitish Kumar from going.' 'He must pacify Mamata Banerjee if he has a cause of Mohabbat Ki Dukaan.' 'He should bring this Mohabbat Ki Dukaan on the political canvas.'
The answers will come -- hopefully! -- when the film releases on August 15, feels Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'The tragedy with Indian Muslims is that they do politics from the heart, not from the head.'
'Jockeying for that position has possibly started at this time.'
'The consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya has demoralised them.' 'And, now it is reflecting in their individual reactions as they are losing hope to take on the BJP in 2024.'
'Father always wanted Siraj to play for India and make India proud in the cricketing field, but unfortunately, he is not there to see this glorious moment in Siraj's career.'
'Akhilesh did politics like Rabi and Kharif crop which come once a year. Politics is not seasonal, you have to harvest your field all through the year and only then you get a good crop' Political analyst lists 12 reasons why Akhilesh Yadav lost the UP elections.
Thalaivii proves Kangana is the Queen of Bollywood, asserts Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
'They know that if they do not tie up with the Congress, then the minorities will move to the Congress.'