Journalist: Mr. Ambassador, the Shankaracharya of Puri has said that there was no need to allow Harijans (low castes) to enter the Hindu temples.
Ambassador. : That’s right
Journalist: He also called for the legalizing of the ancient practice of Sati (a widow burning herself alive at the funeral pyre of her husband).
Ambassador: Very correct.
Journalist, How come the so called “secular” government of India has taken no notice of his utterances that openly preach communal hatred? Is it because the government also subscribes to the same philosophy?
Ambassador; Not in national interest to disclose.
Journalist: Mr. Ambassador, the latest revelations by The Hindu have confirmed beyond doubt that commissions were paid in the Bofors gun deals.
Ambassador: That’s right.
Journalist: Even the Joint Parliamentary Committee that had earlier exonerated Rajiv Gandhi, has now asked for reopening the enquiry.
Ambassador. Very correct.
Journalist: What new stunt will Rajiv Gandhi perform now? Will he attack Pakistan or massacre innocent Sikhs to distract the attention of the people?
Ambassador: Not in national interest to disclose.
Journalist: Mr. Ambassador, the Soviet leader Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev will pay a second visit to India in November this year.
Ambassador: That’s right.
Journalist: He is likely to sign an agreement to establish two giant nuclear “power stations” in South India.
Ambassador: Very correct.
Journalist: How come the Soviet Union talks of nuclear nonproliferation but supplies to India submarines with nuclear warheads? Don’t you think nuclear “power stations” may actually turn out to be centers for the manufacture of nuclear warheads?
Ambassador: Not in national interest to disclose.
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