Since Day 1, we have maintained that ours is a Government dedicated to the poor and will continue to work dedicatedly for the welfare of the poor.

I'm confident that it is with the strength of the poor that India will move forward.

If I wanted to make over my image, I could have given 10,000 interviews in the last 10 years. I haven't done anything wrong that I need to make up for. I am what I am in front of the world.

Sports must become an indispensable and inseparable part of our social life. Competitiveness is just a by-product.

Through a policy driven approach we have wage a war against poverty and we are confident we will win this war.

There are many similarities between India and America. If you look at the last few centuries, two things come to light. America has absorbed people from around the world and there is an Indian in every part of the world. This characterizes both the societies. Indians and Americans have coexistence in their natural temperament. India and the United States of America are bound together, by history and by culture. These ties will deepen further.

I might live miles away from you, but I do understand you issues.