Ram Nath Kovind Quotes

The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

People are with our Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, with regard to the surgical strike on black money. They are not with the opposition parties.

The idea that RBI will be able to make a big transfer to the government was misplaced. It was a very good signalling device that the government was very serious about cracking down on corruption and black money. But I do not think it was very effective in curbing it.

Demonetisation was a defining moment in the government's war on corruption and black money.

I want to rid the country of corruption and return our economic environment.

Follow the Money

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned the narrative around on demonetisation very quickly by promoting the move as one way of ending systemic corruption in the country.

Theft and corruption in the private sector is as bad as that in government and must be dealt with decisively by law enforcement agencies.

The damage caused by corruption is just as real in Angola and Azerbaijan as it is in Atlanta and Albuquerque, and it's our obligation to advance the rule of law wherever our laws apply.

Demonetisation was always on the government's radar and was part of the plan from day one when Narendra Modi took over as prime minister, as he was concerned about the black money.

Demonetisation has boosted our efforts to build an honest society.

I promise to deliver a corruption-free India... people have chosen our government to get rid of black money.

We must uphold the fighting of tigers and flies at the same time, resolutely investigating law-breaking cases of leading officials and also earnestly resolving the unhealthy tendencies and corruption problems which happen all around people.

Corruption, money laundering, and tax evasion are global problems, not just challenges for developing countries.

The hydra of corruption is only scotched, not dead. An investigation kills and it and its supporters dead. Let this be had.

The Magnitsky law has proven to be a powerful tool. While asset freezes and travel bans against corrupt officials may sound incidental, they have shaken the Putin kleptocracy right down to the core.

Corruption is Ukraine's main enemy; we must destroy it. It's really painful to hear that Ukraine is the most corrupt country in Europe.

We don't know what proportion of public funds is regularly lost to collusion and corruption. Is it 25 per cent? 30 per cent? We do know that a portion of these public funds are feeding organized crime.

In all cities, the better classes - the business men - are the sources of corruption, but they are so rarely pursued and caught that we do not fully realize whence the trouble comes.

Changing much-cherished bank secrecy laws is worth the effort. Corruption, tax evasion, and the capture of natural resource revenues undermine the rule of law, weaken the social fabric, erode citizens' trust in institutions, fuel conflict and insecurity, and hamper job creation.

I can assure you Mr. Zureikat never gave me a penny from an oil deal, a cake deal, a bread deal or from any other deal.

Organized crime is the dirty side of the sharp dollar.

Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.

We do not need international help to stop corruption, we need strong Louisiana Leadership.

I see corruption as a mortal enemy for young democracies.