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Journalism of Courage
On April 4, 2002 when Vajpayee visited Ahmedabad’s largest relief camp with Modi _the CM’s presence angered the 8,000 inmates of the camp _ this was what he said:
• It’s high time govt officials and politicians understand their responsibilities, do their job properly
• I don’t know with what face will I go abroad (he was headed for Singapore and Cambodia)
• You have become homeless in your own home and refugees in your own country. What can be more sorrowful than this? It is a shame
• Women and children too? Why? What did they do?
• The state government should do its duty. The guilty will be found, punished. When we can’t give life, what right do we have to it take away?
Manali, 2004: I’d to go with all opinion shades
• There were two opinions on the question of Modi’s removal after the riots. Some people wanted his removal. I was of the same opinion
• The entire responsibility was put on me and I had to take a decision keeping in mind all shades of opinion. I felt holding elections would be more beneficial
• We’re thinking afresh on the Gujarat situation…Leadership change is also an issue. Whatever damage could have happened has happened
• We’ve to think of a new beginning. We have to have new policies
• If Advani leads, it will be very good. The party will have to decide. It’s my desire he comes forward
