Political Quotes

“An election that did not gain that much attention because there were no very serious violent abuses during the entire electoral process. Over 400 million people going to the polls democratically, even turning out the controlling government 2 weeks ago. That is democracy in action. One out of every ten people on the planet going to vote; imagine that. At a point where India is struggling to form a coalition government right now, this is a terrible message to send. There are only very, very few countries within the purview of this legislation that we look to cap in any way from the pot of money that is provided. Those countries include North Korea, the Sudan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, and Syria. Certainly not even the most ardent of India-bashers can come to the floor and seriously suggest that the world's largest democracy, and getting more democratic all the time, belongs with such a group. This is an attempt to stigmatize and not an attempt to legislate.”