I am very open when I am not very clear about a particular subject: Rajiv Gandhi

"I don't think I am weak. I am very open when I am not very clear about a particular subject. But after I am convinced that this is what needs to be done, then I think I may be a little too rigid, sometimes."Rajiv Gandhi inThe Telegraph"Actually, it (the budget) pulsates with the desire to placate the groups the Government has annoyed over the past year. The Government seems embarrassed at being identified with the private sector, consumption and the rich."Editorial comment inThe Economist"I can play the referee but I cannot kick the football for them (big industrialists) and score the goal."V.P. SinghinSunday"Images and luck can only carry Rajiv Gandhi so far. Already, his earlier public relations exercises - foreign trips and press conferences - have lost their appeal."Subramaniam Swamy inImprint"It took us one and a half years to get governor's rule. But I hope it does not take us that long to get the elections."Dr Earooq Abdullah inThe Week"No Muslim woman would like to sign her death warrant by stamping her approval to this bill."Arif Mohammed Khan inThe Illustrated Weekly of India"The twenty-first century is a summons to move forward progressively, not to retreat regressively, frightened by sixth century primitivism."V.R. Krishna Iyer, former Supreme Court judge, commenting on the Muslim Women's Bill inTime"Had Marx been never there the world would never have cared for the poor. As a saint I revere him. But as a political prophet he was defeated by technology."Baba Amte inSociety"Though I am sure the Congress(I) would invite me with open arms if I wanted to join them, 1 haven't as yet because I don't have the herd mentality."Shatrughan Sinha inStardust"I may not be making films with a message, but I do make them with a conviction. If it is only a message you are seeking to portray, then why use a film ? You may as well print and distribute pamphlets. They will be more effective."Aravindam, film-maker, inFrontline"I don't read the newspapers at all. The headlines give mean upset stomach every morning"Saira Banu inBombayPublished By: AtMigration Published On: Apr 15, 1986--- ENDS ---

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I am very open when I am not very clear about a particular subject: Rajiv Gandhi

"I don't read the newspapers at all. The headlines give me an upset stomach every morning" - Saira Banu.

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