"As President of the Akademi, I may tell you quite frankly I would not like the Prime Minister to interfere with my work."
— Jawaharlal Nehru

January 1, 1970

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On becoming the first President of Sahitya Akademi : quoted in "Saving Sahitya Akademi", The Hindu, 25 March 2016