Guest guest Posted September 12, 2004 Report Share Posted September 12, 2004 "The mindset is continuing since 1000 years that you condemn your own people. >That has been the reason for slavery and that has been the reason for the >slow >development because we believe without English we cannot improve, without >foreign model, we cannot improve and without World Bank funding, we cannot >improve." >Not thinking of future: Uma >The Hindu >September 12, 2004 > >Gulbarga, 12 (PTI): Sounding philosphical about the circumstances that led >to >her exit as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Uma Bharti, says it was her >"destiny" and she does not think about her future. > >But the firebrand BJP leader is sore that Sonia Gandhi is projected as a >"tyagi" >for renouncing the prime ministership while her action in quitting office >is >dubbed a "drama." > >"For me, it was a sudden change. I was Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister. >Within two >days, I was in jail. You can call it destiny", she told PTI in an interview >in >the course of her 3000 km "Tiranga Yatra" in Karnataka. > >But, Bharti said the cause for which she quit the office kept "me >enthusiastic >about it. I did not feel the shock. It was not a shock because of the cause >involved in it. In fact, it was so great that I was happy and satisfied >about >it". > >On her next role, she said, "you have to believe this. I don't seek any >role... >anything from this. Whatever I do, I do with full conviction.. whatever be >the >responsibility.... I will be working in the Maharashtra polls. Bihar >elections >are also there. I will also be helping the Madhya Pradesh Government on >developmental issues". > >But, she made it clear that "one thing" she was not even thinking about was >becoming the BJP President. "I do not want to talk about it. This is the >answer. I don't consider it worth talking. I do not even think about it". > >Bharti took exception to Sonia Gandhi being called a "tyagi" for not >accepting >the prime ministership. "This is a very important issue that the people of >the >country called her a tyagi. Mine was called a drama. Actually, she was >doing >the drama." > >She said Gandhi went to the President with the intention of becoming Prime >Minister but within 15 minutes later, she changed that. "What was that. >Jyoti >Basu had quoted her children as saying that she did so because her life >would >be in danger". > >"It was not a tyagi. She ran away from the responsibility. I do not know >why the >media projected her as a tyagi. I will never forget that. That will remain >an >issue". > >Bharti said Gandhi had "very little" knowledge about the country's >situation and >"she is an ordinary woman married to a great family and then she became an >important person. Otherwise, nothing extraordinary". "So, you believe it. >She >is not an issue at all. She is never on my mind because I consider her an >ordinary person with ordinary wisdom". > >"The mindset is continuing since 1000 years that you condemn your own >people. >That has been the reason for slavery and that has been the reason for the >slow >development because we believe without English we cannot improve, without >foreign model, we cannot improve and without World Bank funding, we cannot >improve." > > > > >------------------------------- >This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > _______________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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