If an industrialist can sell his products anywhere in India and the world, why should a farmer not be allowed to do so?.

I am fully aware that everybody has a right to succeed, and success should be with ethics..

I entered politics in 1967; since then, continuously, I am getting elected... Fortunately I never lost the elections..

Marriage is no substitute for political experience..

I think criticism of good work should stop somewhere..

Emotionally, a person is tied to the land of his birth. It's only human..

I could never muster the courage to speak to girls in my college in Pune. Most of them were Parsis and spoke English. I came from a village and could….

In politics one should not expect big jumps. Everything takes time..

In my long innings, I have seen many sunrises and many sunsets; many good and bad times..

I am used to controversies..

Whether some may like it or not, I am still the farmer that I was born as and will continue to be one..

Whatever I feel, I say frankly..

The Gandhi family has a tradition of being good hosts. When you call upon them, they treat you with a lot of respect..

The Congress is a power-oriented party..

I didn't leave the Congress; I was expelled..