Indian politicians, however educated or illiterate, can beat anyone to some pretty nutty humor. Here are the choicest of quotes by Indian politicians in the past few years which will go down in ignominy and humor both! All are amazing, but the last one from Rahul Gandhi takes the cake. This dude is one BIG dud!! Doh!!
Terrorists have advantage of surprise
–Manmohan Singh after Mumbai terrorist attacks
When you can buy ice cream for Rs 20, why complain about price rise?
No loss to government due to coal mining scam
–Chidambaram, on Price rise
I thought it was juice
–Murli Manohar Joshi, HRD minister, after drinking ferrous sulphate solution in a school science fair and ending up in hospital
Avoid crowded places
–Home Ministry & Intelligence Agencies after Mumbai blasts in a city of 30 Mil ppl
Give us the master key
–Sachin Pilot & IT & Comms Ministry to Blackberry
Boys and girls should be married by 16
–Om Prakash Chautala, ex CM
We will take care of Mr Kejriwal in due course of time
-Law minister Salman Khurshid threatens activist
They were eating gol-gappas, roaming with their dogs at India Gate.
–Sharad Yadav, about Anna campaign
Our culture doesn’t back smoking by women
–Health Ministry
If there is electricity in every village, people will watch TV till late night and then fall asleep. They won’t get a chance to produce children. When there is no electricity, there is nothing else to do but produce babies.
Gulam Nabi Azad, Health Minister’s expertise on population control
Homosexuality is unnatural and a disease
–Gulam Nabi Azad, Health Minister’s expertise on homosexuality
Boys and girls should be married by the time they turn 16, so that they do not stray… this will decrease the incidents of rape
– Sube Singh
The public forgot Bofors, soon they will forget this as well
–Sunil Shinde on Coal Scandal
No loss to government from 2G spectrum allocation
–Kapil Sibal
To my understanding, consumption of fast food contributes to such incidents (rape). Chowmein leads to hormonal imbalance evoking an urge to indulge in such acts.
– Jitender Chhatar, a thua khap panchayat leader.
Rahul Gandhi, projected future PM deserves a special section:
We will stop 99 per cent of the attacks. But one per cent of attacks might get through and that is what I am saying
-After Mumbai Attacks
Haathi sab paisa kha gaya
-about BSP election campaign
7 out of 10 youths in Punjab are hooked on to drugs
India is the Saudi Arabia of 21st century
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