“My anger about the whole episode is that Shri Chautala should exploit the feelings of the ordinary and poor folks of Haryana who are emotionally tied to me and to the people of Indian origin in Fiji and play on them a game of deceit for self enrichment.”

—  Mahendra Chaudhry

Parliamentary speech, 2 December 2005 (excerpts)

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