Why politicians need to come with a self-editing feature.
1. Raj Babbar: "I can have a full meal in Bombay for Rs 12 even today. No sir, not just vada pav. I can have rice, dal, sambhar and some vegetables."
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The actor-politician from the Congress defends the Planning Commission’s definition of the poverty line as Rs 30 per head per day. He needs to tell us more about where he eats.
2. Rahul Gandhi: "Politics is everywhere. It's in your shirt, it's in your pants..."
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This was the most bizarre of the many quotable quotes by the Congress vice-president, largely because it is so alarming.
3. Ajit Pawar: "Where will we release water [into the dam]? If there is no water, should I urinate?"
The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra holds forth on the devastating drought in the state in the only available video of it online.
4. Mohan Bhagwat: "What is happening in India is very dangerous. But this does not happen in Bharat."
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The RSS chief was under the impression that nobody in rural areas is a rapist.
5. Naresh Agarwal: "A tea seller cannot have a national outlook."
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The Samajwadi Party leader ill-advisedly chose the least relevant of all the several reasons to claim that Modi cannot become prime minister.
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1. Raj Babbar: "I can have a full meal in Bombay for Rs 12 even today. No sir, not just vada pav. I can have rice, dal, sambhar and some vegetables."
[1]
The actor-politician from the Congress defends the Planning Commission’s definition of the poverty line as Rs 30 per head per day. He needs to tell us more about where he eats.
2. Rahul Gandhi: "Politics is everywhere. It's in your shirt, it's in your pants..."
[2]
This was the most bizarre of the many quotable quotes by the Congress vice-president, largely because it is so alarming.
3. Ajit Pawar: "Where will we release water [into the dam]? If there is no water, should I urinate?"
The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra holds forth on the devastating drought in the state in the only available video of it online.
4. Mohan Bhagwat: "What is happening in India is very dangerous. But this does not happen in Bharat."
[3]
The RSS chief was under the impression that nobody in rural areas is a rapist.
5. Naresh Agarwal: "A tea seller cannot have a national outlook."
[4]
The Samajwadi Party leader ill-advisedly chose the least relevant of all the several reasons to claim that Modi cannot become prime minister.
