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'If Jayalalithaa wanted, she would have chosen Sasikala as her successor'

'If Jayalalithaa wanted, she would have chosen Sasikala as her successor'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2016

'There is no doubt that Sasikala wanted the transition to go this way.' 'The only thing the AIADMK MLAs want is to stay in power.'

'Except his fans, no one will rally behind Rajinikanth'

'Except his fans, no one will rally behind Rajinikanth'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2018

'What has he done for the state and the people?' 'The state has witnessed extraordinary problems. Where was he then?' 'Has he spoken about any issues or taken a stand?'

'Incentive to store black money has reduced'

'Incentive to store black money has reduced'

Rediff.com8 Dec 2016

'The cash part is the lower hanging fruit compared to the other sources.' 'To attack the cash part of black money, I can't think of anything else but demonetisation.'

'Under BJP CBI has become Controlled Bureau of Investigation'

'Under BJP CBI has become Controlled Bureau of Investigation'

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

'The government made a mess.' 'When there is a director, how can you have an in-charge director?' 'Then, they shifted all the 14 officers who were working on the Asthana case which has never happened in the history of the CBI.'

'Indians live in fear'

'Indians live in fear'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2018

'They have no other agenda, but to perpetuate hate.' 'They have destroyed the economy and polity and they survive only on hate.' 'They think through hatred, they can mobilise the large chunk of Hindu votes.'

'Foundation of Modi's victory: Good governance'

'Foundation of Modi's victory: Good governance'

Rediff.com30 May 2019

'It is not that he has not committed any mistakes; he has.' 'But people were willing to forgive you if you were honest.'

'2 to 3 years for economy to recover'

'2 to 3 years for economy to recover'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2020

'It was like a doctor giving some simple pain killers to a patient in dire requirement of chemotherapy.' 'There was no sense of urgency or desperation in this particular Budget.'

Tharoor: 'Scindia's shallowness and hollowness of convictions'

Tharoor: 'Scindia's shallowness and hollowness of convictions'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2020

'Scindia's willingness to consort with the BJP, a party he has rightly, and eloquently, excoriated in various speeches and statements in the recent past suggest a shallowness and hollowness of convictions and principles.'

'India is a space power'

'India is a space power'

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

'India has got a unique opportunity to get more and more business from outside as India is cost-effective and reliable.'

'Today, only Sangh Parivar's agenda is given importance'

'Today, only Sangh Parivar's agenda is given importance'

Rediff.com13 May 2016

'In Kerala, if the Left had worked on stopping fascism the BJP would not have become a force today.'

An interview students MUST read

An interview students MUST read

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

'Adaptability is what is needed right now and students have to continuously learn the new tools to remain relevant in the career they choose.'

'You don't ask someone in ICU to start exercising from the next day'

'You don't ask someone in ICU to start exercising from the next day'

Rediff.com22 May 2020

'Today when people are fighting to get their salary, you are telling them you will privatise airports!'

'Govt is not taking unemployment seriously'

'Govt is not taking unemployment seriously'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2020

'It does not look like unemployment is a priority for the government.' 'If there was one external factor which could have made an impact on low investment and low jobs, it was the Budget and it has not made any difference.' '2020 is going to be a difficult and challenging year.'

'Unless you solve somebody's problem, you won't make money'

'Unless you solve somebody's problem, you won't make money'

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

'If they are not ready for a 10 to 20 year journey, they should not become entrepreneurs.'

Techies, an interview you must read!

Techies, an interview you must read!

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

'You have to move from one skill to another skill.' 'An employee can't say this job is my right and even if you train me, I refuse to get trained.' 'Those who participate in re-skilling will remain in the industry.' 'Those who refuse to get re-skilled will have to go.'

Were Nehru and Menon responsible for the 1962 defeat?

Were Nehru and Menon responsible for the 1962 defeat?

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

'Rightly or wrongly, 1962 got ascribed to Krishna Menon and him alone. That's unfair.' 'Certainly, he was one of the guilty men, but he was not the only guilty man. Mistakes were made all around.'

'If you allow money to flow, people are ready to buy houses, cars'

'If you allow money to flow, people are ready to buy houses, cars'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

'If credit is not available, people will postpone buying. That's what has happened.'

'India is not producing sufficient good quality jobs'

'India is not producing sufficient good quality jobs'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

'The jobs that are being created now are the delivery boy jobs which are of extremely poor quality, or contractual jobs where you hire a person on a per piece basis.'

Indian nurses at Yemen-Saudi border: 'Are we safe here?'

Indian nurses at Yemen-Saudi border: 'Are we safe here?'

Rediff.com8 May 2015

'In my hospital, there must be at least 150, 200 Indian nurses. There are other hospitals nearby, and my calculation is that there may be at least 600, 700 Indian nurses working there.' 'All of us are worried. I want the Indian government to help us get out of here,' says an Indian nurse working at a maternity hospital in the Saudi Arabian city of Najran which was shelled early this week by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants.

'Education is the best gift the government can give youngsters'

'Education is the best gift the government can give youngsters'

Rediff.com25 Jun 2018

'I want to make the government realise that they are not empowering Dalits by giving them free goats or hens; what they need is good education.'

'For three days, we were starving'

'For three days, we were starving'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

'We had doctors from Syria who could not go home as the situation in their country is even worse. We are fortunate we have a safe home to come back to while they don't have that luxury.'

'Govt banks rarely take note of RBI directives'

'Govt banks rarely take note of RBI directives'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2018

'For years, the RBI has been warning banks on probable frauds in bank guarantees and advised them to exercise due care.' 'PSB staffers feel their jobs are secured, hence there is no need to be vigilant and exercise financial prudence.'

Want to save water? Give it a price

Want to save water? Give it a price

Rediff.com11 Nov 2018

'In India, we are paying a price for not managing water as we are not willing to pay the cost for it.'

'Do you have to endanger your sovereignty for peanuts of foreign money?'

'Do you have to endanger your sovereignty for peanuts of foreign money?'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

'Is this the only way for India to become a $5 trillion economy?' 'When you have unused foreign exchange here, why borrow more dollars?'

'90% of India wants the lockdown to go'

'90% of India wants the lockdown to go'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'When you don't have food to eat, will you be worried about the virus or the next meal?'

'Governor did absolutely the right thing by waiting for SC verdict'

'Governor did absolutely the right thing by waiting for SC verdict'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

'He can install OPS as chief minister and ask him to do the floor test later.'

'Less chances of a Doklam happening now'

'Less chances of a Doklam happening now'

Rediff.com14 May 2018

'Even if such a thing happens, it will not prolong for many days like Doklam did.' 'That is because both the leaders do not want it.'

Why RSS affiliate is against Walmart-Flipkart deal

Why RSS affiliate is against Walmart-Flipkart deal

Rediff.com11 May 2018

'If you allow Walmart to operate in India, our manufacturing will finish completely.' 'What will happen to Narendra D Modi's dream then? There will be no Make in India.'

'Modi and Shah are more chatur than Gandhi'

'Modi and Shah are more chatur than Gandhi'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

'This is the first time a majority ruling government is nominating a Dalit for President.' 'So, the moral credibility definitely will go with the BJP, particularly Narendra Modi.'

'India is secular because it is Hindu'

'India is secular because it is Hindu'

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

'We have Hindu values, Hindu customs, Hindu philosophy, Hindu way of looking at all religions as acceptable.' 'These are all great assets of India.'

Why this could be the marriage of the century

Why this could be the marriage of the century

Rediff.com3 May 2018

There is a reason why Surya and Ishan's wedding on May 10 will make history.

Should child rapists be hanged?

Should child rapists be hanged?

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

'You want to create a law to give the death penalty to those who kill cows.' 'But you don't want to give the death penalty to the man who rapes an 8-month-old baby.'

'Government is not focussing on job creation'

'Government is not focussing on job creation'

Rediff.com10 May 2017

'If jobs do not happen, the demographic dividend we have will become a demographic disaster.'

COVID-19: Grieving the loss of a dear one? Help is here

COVID-19: Grieving the loss of a dear one? Help is here

Rediff.com26 Oct 2020

'How many people have died in India so far due to Covid?' 'Multiply that by at least four, and that many people in intense grief are there in the country.'

'How can you say BJP is a north Indian party?'

'How can you say BJP is a north Indian party?'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

'Slaughter of cows will be opposed by all parties in UP, Gujarat, Rajasthan, etc while it is different in Kerala, Goa and the north east.' 'Every national party adapts and take a view on various issues depending on the local situation and the feelings of the local people.' 'So, the Kerala BJP will look at each issue from the Kerala perspective, and not that of UP.'

'In Bhopal, every rule in the vaccine trial book has been broken'

'In Bhopal, every rule in the vaccine trial book has been broken'

Rediff.com15 Jan 2021

'We are rolling out a vaccine when we don't even have the phase 2 trial results; forget about phase 3 trial results.' 'Why are we playing with people's lives?'

NDA ally: BJP does not have political decency

NDA ally: BJP does not have political decency

Rediff.com23 Mar 2017

'The cadres who die for the party are from the backward and scheduled caste communities while the leaders and those who enjoy power are from the forward community.' 'When this is the reality, who will stay with them?'

'Achche Din has become an albatross around Modi's neck'

'Achche Din has become an albatross around Modi's neck'

Rediff.com7 Feb 2018

'The middle class stood by the BJP, especially after demonetisation, and they expected something in return.' 'Some section of the BJP believes the middle class is condemned to vote for the BJP as they have no other choice.' 'They think they can treat them any way, still the middle class will run to vote for it.' 'That's what the Budget seems to convey.'

'This Budget is like a meal you get in a Udupi hotel'

'This Budget is like a meal you get in a Udupi hotel'

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

'One thing is sure: After this Budget, no Ambani-Adani tag will be attached to the government.'

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

How this town persuaded migrant workers to stay

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

'It is because we treat them as our own people, and there is no difference between owners and workers here.'