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ConversionsIf you allow conversions, then reconversions cannot be stopped. A.B.Vajpayee,responding to a complaint made by the church of North Indiaagainst reconversions by Hindu organisations; in theAsian Age, January 16.1999

I do not accept the contention that people are being converted by force. PM, A.B.Vajpayee, at a press conference, talking about forced

conversions;February 4. 1999

"Kagaz hil rahe hai. Tezi se chal rahe hai (papers are moving and movingfast)."Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the expected arrival of the last setof papers relating to the Bofors scandal. Press Trust of India, August 16, 1999

You know Holy Father, that India is a land of religious freedom, but we havesome intolerant fringes. A.B . Vajpayee, Prime Minister,to the Pope,

in The Times of IndiaNov 1999

I did not realise that the Lahore road will lead to Kargil. Atal Beh ari Vajpayee,Prime Minister.Deccan HeraldMay 01 1999

The Lahore bus drive was not a drama. It was to test Pakistans conviction.From Lahore we reached Kargil and now those who masterminded Kargil

are ruling Pakistan. AB Vajpayee, PM of India,inIndia Today.Sept 2000

Koi aisa mai ka lal nahin hai jo Bharat khar id sakta hai(None can ever buyIndia). AB Vajpayee,PM, at the BJPs 20th anniversary celebrations,


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in The Asian Age. May 01 2000

Ayodhya

PRIME MINISTER Vajpayee on Wednesday said that the construction of the

Ram Temple at Ayodhya was"an expression of the national feeling which isyet to be realised." He added that how the temple is built is also veryimportant.AB Vajpayee

Dec 12 2000

AyodhyaPrime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee gave another fillip to the Ramjanmabhoomimovement by saying thatif were there to be a negotiated settlement of theAyodhya dispute, it could only mean the construction of a Ram temple at

the disputed site.Leaving no room for restoration of the Babri masjid at the place where it stood,Vajpayee said:If there is a negotiated settlement, the temple should bebuilt at the site and a mosque can be built elsewhere.Atal Behari Vajpayee gathering at the residence of Syed ShahnawazHussain, the minister of state for human resources development:8 Dec 2000 Times of India

Ayodhya"I hope the needless political diversion (over the Ayodhya issue) of lastweek is over. It is time now for all of us to re-focus our attention on themost important agenda before the nation namely, development,"he saidwhile inaugurating the two-day 73rd Annual session of the FICCI here.Dec 17 2000 Deccan Herald

Sangh is my soul"I will not always remain the Prime Minister, there are plenty of people forthe job in Delhi. But my right to remain a Swayamsevak cannot be takenaway,"he told the meeting. Vajpayee while sharing dias with VHP leadersSTATEN ISLAND (New York),Sept 09 2000 Telegraph

FundamentalismWhen one kind of fundamentalism raises its head, and it is not checked,then it encourages other kinds to grow. So we all need to exercise greatcaution. There are limits to vote-bank politics.---Atal Behari Vajpayee,Prime Minister of India, at a function organised by anUrdu weekly Secular Qayadat Weekly, at hi residence, in The Times of India.


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Feb 28 2001

Attacks on the QuranAfter a series of Quran-burning incidents, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayeeissued a strong statement tonight, condemning attacks on the holy book and

urging the states concerned to take immediate action.These acts are aimed at weakening national unity and communal amity inIndia by creating disharmony, disaffection and conflict between Muslimsand non-Muslims, Vajpayee said, but added that they were isolated andaberrant in nature.Telegraph, 23 March 2001

IslamIslam has made a significant development to our culture. We do notconsider any religion foreign to us. For nearly thousand years, Islam hasbeen part and parcel of our national and social life.

AB Vajpayee, PM, the first leader from India to be addressing the IranianMajlis(Parliament), in The Telegraph.May 20 2001

When terrorism feeds on religious extremism, its destructive powerincreases manifold.--Atal Behari Vajpayee, speaking to a group of Russian intellectuals during hisRussia trip, Asian Age, November 6, 2001

TerrrorismWe have to reject arcane and unproductive arguments on the definition ofinternational and state-sponsored terrorism of their root causes.

Atal Behari Vajpayee, in a speech in Lok Sabha, in Times of India, Nov 21.

CoffingatePrime Minister Vajpayee pushed the entire scam under the carpet under thepretext of a national emergency: ''Emergency situations demand emergencymeasures... We cannot continue to haggle infinitely over the price ofmilitary equipment when the country's sovereignty is at stake.''February2002

TehelkaVajpayee said the Opposition was overplaying the (Tehelka) issuebecause of the coming Assembly elections. He said thecountry could not be ruled without consensus but difficulties were beingcreated in the path of arriving at that consensus.

The Prime Minister also had a small sermon for the media. Vajpayee saidthe media should refrain from going in for sensational stuff. This was notthe first time he had criticized the media since the Tehelka revelations.


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May 07 2001India Shining"Such pessimists do not realise the chamatkar(wonder) taking place. Thescientists are preparing to undertake a moon mission," he said. "We wantthe moon to shine on the earth. We want to bring swarg(heaven) here. The

dreams of Mungeri Lal (the common man) are being fulfilled." The Hindu, Feb 11, 2004

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