Rather than reduce this to the personality of Modi or his lack of know — Narendra Modi

"Please ask Congressmen whether their candidates are in favour of running illegal butcher houses? Do they want to protect the hapless animals or the butchers?"

"Let us serve Gujarat by maintaining śaanti and samyam Let us strengthen the arms of law"

"It is my request to you, tit for tat is not a solution. Ver ver thi shamtu nathi[.] [Hatred is never won over by hatred.]"

"Shastriji had digested the message of the Gita. Some of us have memorised it in full and spout couplets from it at will. But I learnt of what it meant for someone to have actually digested it from Shastriji."

"I dont want any credit. I don’t need any credit. But the Army is ours. It is our pride. Why should not we take pride in that? Dont give credit to Modi. But we must hail our forces for their stunning achievement. [...] Experts were thinking if we should carry out the airstrikes some other day due to bad weather. However, I suggested that these clouds can provide us much needed cover."

"And thats why in my Gujarat, my motto is: minimum government, maximum governance."