The Indian Parliament has lost one of its most fiery orators, Sushma Swaraj.
Watch Swaraj at her fervent best in this 1996 video in which she chastises the newly sworn-in HD Deve Gowda government saying the politically expedient alliance was formed to keep the BJP out of power.
00:00There used to be a government of one party and a divided opposition in this assembly.
00:07But today, there is a divided government and a united opposition.
00:12Isn't this view itself telling the story of the destruction of the people's country?
00:19But Mr. President, this is not the first time in history
00:23when the rightful authority of the state has been deprived of its right to rule.
00:29In Treta, this same incident happened with Ram.
00:32He was banished from the state while he was doing the election.
00:35In Dwapar, this same incident happened with Dharamraj Yudhishthir
00:39when the evil schemes of Dhoond Shakuni had driven the rightful authority of the state out of the state.
00:50Mr. President, if one Manthara and one Shakuni
00:54can expel great men like Ram and Yudhishthir from power,
00:58then how many Mantharas and Shakunis can there be against us?
01:04How can we remain in the state?
01:07Don't make your speech so interesting.
01:09All these people have come together by using the excuse of being unreligious and accusing us of being communal.
01:18We are communal.
01:20Yes. Yes. Yes.
01:24Yes, we are communal.
01:27Because we advocate the singing of Mandir Matram.
01:31We are communal.
01:34Because we fight for the honour of the national flag.
01:38We are communal.
01:41Because we want to end Article 370.
01:46We are communal.
01:49We are communal.
01:51Because we want to end Article 370.
01:56Our definition of communalism is that a Hindu should be a good Hindu.
02:02A Muslim should be a good Muslim.
02:04A Sikh should be a good Sikh.
02:06A Christian should be a good Christian.
02:08And everyone should respect each other's religions by following their own religions.
02:14Our definition of communalism is that from Bhangra to Bharatnatyam, all dances are of Bharatvarsh.
02:21Our definition of communalism is that from Jammu's Rajma Chawal and Punjab's Makki ki Roti to South India's Idli Dosa, all food is of Bharatvarsh.
02:32Our definition of communalism is that from Amarnath to Rameshwaran, all pilgrimages are of Bharatvarsh.
