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"„Die kann Partei.“"
"„Wenn man nicht in der Regierung ist, kann man immer gut kloppen als Opposition.“"
"„Ein Politikerjob ist [...] keine planbare Karriere, sondern eine Achterbahnfahrt.“"
"„In der Politik wird nicht in Kategorien von Bestrafen und Belohnen gedacht. Es geht sehr danach, ob man was an den Füßen hat, wie wir in der Eifel sagen.“"
"„Ich hab ja gar nichts dagegen, mal Bundeskanzlerin zu werden. Aber ich will doch noch ein bisschen leben!“"
"„Nach den Morden des NSU dürfen wir den rassistisch motivierten Terror von rechts nicht noch einmal unterschätzen. Deshalb muss auch das allzu verständnisvolle Gerede über besorgte Bürger, deren Ängste man ernst nehmen müsse, endlich ein Ende haben.“"
"„Die SPD wird gebraucht. Bätschi, sage ich dazu nur. Und das wird ganz schön teuer. Bätschi, sage ich dazu nur.“"
"„Ein bisschen wehmütig"
Young though he was, his radiant energy produced such an impression of absolute reliability that Hedgewar made him the first sarkaryavah, or general secretary, of the RSS.
- Gopal Mukund Huddar
Largely because of the influence of communists in London, Huddar's conversion into an enthusiastic supporter of the fight against fascism was quick and smooth. The ease with which he crossed from one worldview to another betrays the fact that he had not properly understood the world he had grown in.
Huddar would have been 101 now had he been alive. But then centenaries are not celebrated only to register how old so and so would have been and when. They are usually celebrated to explore how much poorer our lives are without them. Maharashtrian public life is poorer without him. It is poorer for not having made the effort to recall an extraordinary life.
I regret I was not there to listen to Balaji Huddar's speech [...] No matter how many times you listen to him, his speeches are so delightful that you feel like listening to them again and again.
By the time he came out of Franco's prison, Huddar had relinquished many of his old ideas. He displayed a worldview completely different from that of the RSS, even though he continued to remain deferential to Hedgewar and maintained a personal relationship with him.