Swaran Singh

Sardar Swaran Singh (1907-1994) was an Indian politician. He was India's longest-serving union cabinet minister.

Mohammad Amir Khatami, his wife and Asadollah Alam, Indira Gandhi and Sardar Swaran Singh during his trip to Iran

Quotes

• “In spite of the division of the country all of us Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs--have to live together. Let us, therefore, live in peace so that the poor and the down-trodden may in the new freedom that we have achieved get enough to eat and to cover their naked bodies, leading to a happier and fuller life.”
  • In a press appeal to the people on 10-8-47 in Lahore. Civil and Military Gazette: 12-8-47. quoted in Talib, S. G. S. (1950). Muslim League Attack on Sikhs and Hindus inthe Punjab, 1947. Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. [1] [2] [3] [4] 239