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“PM is very soft-spoken, and dad can’t hear clearly”

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Ask Ghulam to call me and talk to me. I’ll be here around, you know —KANIMOZHI

“Tell Sunil Mittal, you have to work with Raja”

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“Hmm …tell Sunil Mittal, you have to work along with Raja for another five years” —A RAJA

“I met Raja today. He is a happy man”

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“Yeah, I met Raja today. He is a happy man. The Chief Justice has given his clearance on him and he’s happy” —NIIRA RADIA “Does he know that the other guy is gunning for him?” —RATAN TATA

“Tell me what should I tell them?”

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“Oh God. So now what? What should I tell them? Tell me what should I tell them?” —BARKHA DUTT

“What kind of story do you want?”

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“What kind of story do you want? Because this will go as Counterpoint, so it will be like most-most read...” —VIR SANGHVI

Some Telephone Conversations

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Inside the networks of lobbyists and power brokers that dictate how this country is run.

“No atmosphere for talks”

Rahul Pandita

Maoist supreme commander Ganapathi on the Naxal push into urban spaces, Rahul Gandhi's role in Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project and much more

“If Giridih Falls First, Gurgaon Will Fall Next”

Rahul Pandita

During a recent trip to a Maoist base in Dandakaranya, Rahul Pandita had left a questionnaire for Maoist Supreme Commander Mupalla Laxman Rao alias Ganapathi, who had given him exclusive access last year for an interview (see ‘We Shall Certainly Defeat the Government’, 23 October 2009), his first ever. This time, Ganapathi has sent his replies in writing, covering a vast range of issues from Maoist leader Azad’s death and Rahul Gandhi’s role in Vedanta’s Niyamgiri project, to Maoist violence, their push into urban spaces, middle-class fears of their agenda, and chances of talks with the Centre. Excerpts: