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"There will be no prosperity in Africa as long as we lack energy"
"To each his convictions. Mine are to respect… my country’s constitution"
"I don’t have a lesson to impart, I don’t want to criticise anyone"
"We shall continue to work hand in glove to ensure that we consolidate all what we have achieved so far"
"The development of our continent is in our hands my dear presidents…it is in unity and cohesion that our continent will ensure its development"
"We should safeguard peace and security which will particularly guarantee the economic development of our sub-region and our dear continent in general"
"The phenomenon of terrorism falls under international jurisdiction"
"We want to provide our youth with skills that meet market demands"
"We have found our path, and it is irreversible"
"Money was not the main attraction for voters"
"My mandate (as the President of Benin) will be a mandate of rupture, transition and reforms."
"I am not considering impunity, I am not considering turning a blind eye to what happened, or pardoning or giving any amnesty"
"We have the tools to end HIV transmission"
"Those who govern have the responsibility to eradicate poverty"
"I must admit that I am not at all pleased with the current state of electoral dynamics. It is damaging to our country’s image. However, this is no reason to call for reform of the party system, let alone the electoral code"
"We want people throughout Benin to feel involved in the actions of a party, in the power of a party. Even if the party does not have a majority everywhere, it should have a sufficient presence everywhere"
"I would like my words to be perceived in their sincerity, in their solemnity"
"I have strengthened the constitution myself to stipulate that no one can serve more than two terms in their life."
"The next president of Benin will be my president, from my country, my family, my community and everything that is dear to me"
"Our defense and security forces continue to be tested, but we have the means to keep these threats at bay"
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.