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> [When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard-business-school-i-started-as/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

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## More by P. Chidambaram

> [Unfortunately, terror is now linked to immigration, and anyone with dark skin or a beard or a Muslim name is suspect. Russia, France, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/unfortunately-terror-is-now-linked-to-immigration-and-anyone-with/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [Today, to allege corruption seems to be the pastime of most people. All kinds of allegations are leveled. I think it is self-defeating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/today-to-allege-corruption-seems-to-be-the-pastime-of-most-people-all/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [Once the war of words begins, truth is the casualty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/once-the-war-of-words-begins-truth-is-the-casualty/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [As far as the Congress is concerned, we condemn any attempts to oppress the Dalits in strongest terms. If there are parties trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/as-far-as-the-congress-is-concerned-we-condemn-any-attempts-to/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [I have maintained that the people of India are ahead of their governments. The people of India are at least 10 to 15 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/i-have-maintained-that-the-people-of-india-are-ahead-of-their/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [Independence is a very subjective assessment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/independence-is-a-very-subjective-assessment/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [Congress is not a party which fades when not in power](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/congress-is-not-a-party-which-fades-when-not-in-power/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [If you go back to any period in India's history, all the hard decisions this country had to take were taken when the Congress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/if-you-go-back-to-any-period-in-india-s-history-all-the-hard/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [I don't think anyone has qualms in saying victory to the people of India. But when a political party appropriates such a slogan and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/i-don-t-think-anyone-has-qualms-in-saying-victory-to-the-people-of/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [Two successive commissioners in London police were fired by the mayor that came into office. That doesn't mean the police in London is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/two-successive-commissioners-in-london-police-were-fired-by-the-mayor/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [Police can only act on intelligence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/police-can-only-act-on-intelligence/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/people-are-wiser-than-we-are-willing-to-attribute-to-them/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [I belong to the Congress. My party has always supported prohibition, though it may not have been successful in implementing prohibition in many states.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/i-belong-to-the-congress-my-party-has-always-supported-prohibition/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/i-think-people-respect-governments-that-take-decisions-and-act/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

> [A government can do only what is feasible given the political and economic context.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/a-government-can-do-only-what-is-feasible-given-the-political-and/)

[P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/)

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