He has been India's most outspoken and undoubtedly competent attorney-general. The man famously called the 'firefighter' of the Vajpayee regime, Soli Sorabjee managed, incredibly, to raise the hackles of everyone—from BJP ministers to the Sangh parivar to Jains and Muslims, even human rights activists. In an interview, he speaks about his eventful six-year tenure. Excerpts:
Why did you decide to resign in March itself?
What would you say was the most important aspect of your tenure as A-G?
How did they express their displeasure?
Couldn't you have used your influence with the government to stop this?
What were the kind of pressures you faced as A-G?
Pagal hain
kya ho raha hai
So you never had arguments with the PM?
ka kya role hai
yeh nahin ho sakta hai
Kya fayda
You had no confrontations even with the law minister?
What about your relations with former law minister Ram Jethmalani?
bhai
Was the question of barring someone of foreign origin from becoming prime minister ever raised in the Constitution review commission?
yeh hona chahiye
yeh nahin hona chahiye
