Politician

I think the first thing we should do is abolish the income tax.

Jayalalitha cannot be misled about anything. She is one of the most well informed persons today in Indian politics.

Not all politicians have a nexus with Veerappan.

Ordinary people want good government.

Jayalalitha is a performing monkey in the hands of Sasikala.

See, Indira Gandhi was wrong in declaring the Emergency. She tried to put me in jail, but she could not. People voted her back, and I worked with her after that. Even though I was not a member of the Congress, she sought my help on China. You can't have personal vendetta, you see.

Homosexuality is a genetic flaw.

We Hindus have a long-recognised tradition of being religious liberals by nature.

Essentially, the BJP is nothing more than a north Indian party. Its mentality is also north Indian. They are quite capable of backtracking on the issues relating to Tamil Nadu if it suits them. But I will not allow that.

The BJP is only a front organisation. It is not a political party.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation should strongly recommend to the cabinet that Jet Airways should be merged with Air India, not only to ensure air services are not restricted but also to enable Air India to recover its former premier position.

I know many judges who are homosexual.

I don't trust most journalists who belong to Anglo Saxon stock because we know what your inclinations are.

Putin should prove that he wants to be our friend by declassifying files of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Lal Bahadur Shastri.

The Indian economy has declined because of the peculiar Indian 'invention' of that perfidious financial derivative called Participatory Notes, or PNs, otherwise known as the crony/crooked facilitator for black-money-based portfolio investment. No other country would think of such a derivative.

As a good Brahmin, I think any money being given to me is dakshina. I will accept money from anybody as long as it is Indian. As a good Brahmin, it is my right to accept money.

In politics, you have to balance these things: what is good for the country, what is available, and what is possible.

Materialistic progress alone does not guarantee national security. What is essential is the character and integrity of the country's citizens.

India's infrastructure is pathetic, with frequent electric power breakdowns even in metropolitan cities, dangerously unhealthy water supply in urban areas, a galloping rate of HIV infection, and gaping potholes that dot our national highways.