Charan Singh Quote

That abolition of the privy purse will strengthen and ensure success of democracy is pure bunkum. Advanced countries like Britain and Japan are not less democratic or less progressive for the maintenance of their kings and princes. Royalty was not abolished even by socialist parties when they came to power in these countries.

His reaction to the abolition of princes' Privy purses by Indira Gandhi, p. 206 - Profiles of Indian Prime Ministers