Let me assure you that no authorities of my church, or of any other church for that matter, will ever exert influence on presidential decisions. . . . I will serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest. . . . When I place my hand on the Bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God. -Mitt Romney December '07.
The Bharatiya Janta Party,was formed in 1980, a major right wing Indian political party. It portrays itself as a champion of the socio- religious cultural values of the country's Hindu majority. - Wikipedia.
But because I am a Catholic, and no Catholic has ever been elected President, the real issues in this campaign have been obscured--perhaps deliberately, in some quarters less responsible than this. So it is apparently necessary for me to state once again--not what kind of church I believe in, for that should be important only to me--but what kind of America I believe in.
- John F Kennedy.
For the first time in the history of TamilNadu, three members from the Vanniyar community have been given representation in the government and given important portfolios. - Chennai Online.
"I think we make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of faith in people's lives," Obama said in his speech.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi's own mentor was M G Rama-chandran. Now we have Sita-ram Yechuri in CPI-M. This should make Karunanidhi see reason behind Ram Sethu, instead of questioning the very existence of Ram - rediff
I can go on and on. I rest my case.
