Politician

No, the Ram Mandir issue is not a political one. It is a national and cultural issue. We would like to see a grand Ram temple come up at the place of the birth of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.

Kashmir is ours, Kashmiris are ours, and Kashmiriyat is also ours.

You cannot do politics by breaking the society into pieces or creating hatred.

India's Muslims know that India is the only country in the world where Islam's all 72 sects are found. No other nation, not even Muslim countries, have all the 72 sects of Islam.

Islamic State is not a threat for any particular country but for the entire world. India is alert about IS.

The no-first-use policy for nuclear weapons was a well thought out stand... We don't intend to reverse it.

Safety and security of women and children will determine the well-being and strength of our nations.

Kashmiri people should not get misguided by pro-Pakistani elements and remember that their future is linked to India.

All have the right to speak, do whatever they want in democracy, but no one will be allowed to destabilise the country or create violence.

Can any nation claim, guarantee, that there will be no terror strike?

If we are to rid ourselves of terrorism, we will have to genuinely believe that attempts to distinguish between 'good' and 'bad' terrorists are misleading.

No one will be allowed to misuse our soil.

Christianity's all sects are found only in India.

Rahul Gandhi has promised to remove poverty and unemployment. There is nothing new about the election promises of Congress. Had only half of those promises been fulfilled, India would have been the most prosperous country in the world today.

Kashmiris are highly talented. So many become IPS and IAS officers. Kashmiris have the potential to lead the nation.

If we want to make India strong, we need cooperation of every citizen and develop capability of all Indians.

Civilisations which get cut off from their traditions and values do not survive for long.

I can claim with total honesty that no home minister has visited Kashmir as many times as I have.

The Kashmir problem is a very old one and has been a major challenge for all governments.

Some people are trying to create hatred among Hindus, Muslims, Christians, and Parsis by following the divide and rule trick adopted by British rulers, but they have been failed miserably.