I am here today, I may not be here tomorrow. But the responsibility to look after national interest is on the shoulder of every citizen of India. I have often mentioned this earlier. Nobody knows how many attempts have been made to shoot me, lathis have been used to beat me. In Bhubaneswar itself, a brickbat hit me. They have attacked me in every possible manner. I do not care whether I live or die. I have lived a long life and I am proud that I spend the whole of my life in the service of my people. I am only proud of this and nothing else. I shall continue to serve until my last breath and when I die, I can say, that every drop of my blood will invigorate India and strengthen it.


In:Selected Speeches of Indira Gandhi: January 1, 1982-October 30, 1984, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1986, p. 495.

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I am here today, I may not be here tomorrow. But the responsibility to look after national interest is on the shoulder of every citizen of India. I...

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