Sushma Swaraj’s Fiery Speech From 1996

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Watch Sushma Swaraj at her fervent best in this 1996 video in which she chastises the newly sworn-in HD Deve Gowda government saying the politically expedient alliance was formed to keep the BJP out of power. #tbt

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00:00There used to be a government of one party and a divided opposition.

00:07But today, there is a divided government and a united opposition.

00:12Doesn't this view itself tell the story of the destruction of democracy?

00:19But Mr. President, this is not the first time in history

00:23when the rightful authority of the state has been deprived of its right to rule.

00:29This happened with Ram in Shreta.

00:32He was banished from the state.

00:35This happened with Dharmaraj Yudhishthir in Dwapar

00:39when the evil schemes of Dhoota Shakuni

00:44when the evil schemes of Dhoota Shakuni

00:47deprived the rightful authority of the state.

00:51Mr. President, if one Manthara and one Shakuni

00:54can deprive great men like Ram and Yudhishthir of their power

00:58then how many Mantharas and Shakunis can there be against us?

01:05How could we have been a part of the state?

01:08Don't make your speech so interesting.

01:10By using the pretext of religious intolerance

01:13and accusing us of being communal

01:15all these people have come together.

01:18We are communal.

01:20Yes.

01:21Yes.

01:23Yes.

01:25Yes, we are communal.

01:27Because we advocate for the singing of Vande Mataram.

01:32We are communal.

01:34Because we fight for the honour of the national flag.

01:39We are communal.

01:41Because we are determined to end Section 370.

01:47We are communal.

01:50We are communal.

01:51Because we advocate for the protection of the heritage and wealth of the poor in India.

01:56Our definition of secularism is that

01:59a Hindu should be a good Hindu.

02:02A Muslim should be a good Muslim.

02:04A Sikh should be a good Sikh.

02:06A Christian should be a good Christian.

02:08And everyone should follow their own religion

02:11and respect each other's religions.

02:14The meaning of Bharatiyata is that

02:16from Bhangra to Bharatnatyam

02:18all dances are dances of Bharatvarsh.

02:21The meaning of Bharatiyata is that

02:23from Jammu's Rajma Chawal and Punjab's Makki ki Roti

02:27to South India's Idli Dosa

02:29all food is food of Bharatvarsh.

02:33The meaning of Bharatiyata is that

02:35from Amarnath to Rameshwaram

02:37all pilgrimages are pilgrimages of Bharatvarsh.

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