The Queen of Controversial Remarks

“Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Pity the nation that needs to jail those who ask for justice, while communal killers, mass murderers, corporate scamsters, looters, rapists, and those who prey on the poorest of the poor, roam free.”

“Our elite say we are a super power. Twenty five per cent of country’s total wealth is with a hundred people and they say it is development. Tribal land is being acquired for industrialization and the voice of tribals is suppressed if they protest. Is it development?”

“What the government calls Maoists corridor, is in fact MoU-ist corridor. You have an MoU (memorandum of understanding) on every mountain, river - MoUs signed by the biggest corporations in the world who are waiting to gain hold of the resources.”

“There should be unconditional talks with the Maoists.” -