Rajeev Gandhi was prime minister. We've had a long family relationship with them. He asked me to fight an election, and I went ahead and did it. But I was not qualified as a politician, and I am not going back there again.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example.
I was not a politician.
I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
I was leader of the Opposition when Vajpayee was PM. We attacked policies, not personalities, neither inside or outside the House.
My mother was a politician in my formative years.
There are many people making a difference. I mean, Dr. King never held an office. Gandhi never held an office. There are people who are archetypes in our society who have never held office and made a difference.
In Shahjahanpur, there was not much of a political fight. It was my family constituency and I knew all the voters and their problems and needs.
When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was run by a former matinee idol, and the other was run by his former screenwriter.
Rahul Gandhi is very idealistic and a very decent human being. He has real concerns for the downtrodden.
I didn't plan to be a politician. The founder of our country, David Ben-Gurion, called me from the kibbutz to serve in the underground. We were short of manpower, short of arms. I was 24 years old. I was supposed to serve my country for one or two years. I am 89 years old this year, and I keep going.