I might be popular, but that is not sufficient in a parliamentary democracy set-up. One has to assess every chief minister, his success and rating in terms of how far he has succeeded in developing his colleagues.

In 1978, when I was a non-Congress chief minister, we distributed surplus wheat among labourers. Later, when we visited a village, I asked a labourer whether he knew who sent the wheat. 'Yes, Indiraji - only Indiraji helps the poor.' Indiraji was a symbol for the weaker sections.

A comedian needs to have his own filters, needs to know his audience, how far he can push things.

If a politician is a successful administrator, certainly he has got every right to administer cricket.

How can any person with a myopic view and harbouring intense parochial attitude even think of leading the nation?

I believe in decentralized democracy.