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P. Chidambaram [1945-0] Indian

Rank: 103
Politician, Indian Politician

Palaniappan Chidambaram is an Indian politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress and a former Union Minister of Finance of India. Chidambaram is a corporate lawyer and an important member of the last Congress-led government.

Government, History, Independence, Intelligence, Wisdom

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Independence is a very subjective assessment.	Independence	101
All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.	Wisdom	102
A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context.	Government	103
Criticism of a policy is welcome. But in the garb of criticizing a policy, if you allege that the policy was made for corrupt purposes, I reject it.		104
If you go back to any period in India's history, all the hard decisions this country had to take were taken when the Congress was in power.	History	105
It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.		106
When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.		107
I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.		108
Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.		109
'Big business' was a bad phrase in India. To be accused of being big business was the worst accusation you could make. All that has gone now. The whole mindset has changed.		110
I have maintained that the people of India are ahead of their governments. The people of India are at least 10 to 15 years ahead of their governments.		111
People understand what is good for them in the long run. In the long run, what is good for people is that India's economy continues to grow at clipping pace, 8% and above, that itself brings host of benefits to the people. It brings better roads, it brings better schools, brings more money to the communities, it brings more jobs.		112
Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.		113
Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling.		114
I respect the view of a rating agency, but I do not make a budget for the rating agency. I make a budget for the people of India.		115
People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.		116
In income tax, there is no case for amnesty.		117
I don't think we should label budgets even before the budget is presented.		118
We cannot afford to leave the poor behind.		119
Two successive commissioners in London police were fired by the mayor that came into office. That doesn't mean the police in London is not independent and does not exercise powers. Ultimately it is the political executive that has to answer.		120
The police force cannot be completely independent of the executive government.		121
Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.		122
The voter does not vote only on one issue, the voter votes on a multiplicity of issues.		123
Police can only act on intelligence.	Intelligence	124

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