Prime Ministers of India

My first meeting was with Prime Minister Morarji Desai.[^34,2] We talked about the Bhagavad Gita and he was very nice.

Once when I was travelling to a particular country, they said that I did not need a visa, so I did not have one. But when I arrived, they would not allow me to enter the country. I never carry any credentials with me. I had only a newspaper. In that newspaper was a photograph of me with Morarji Desai. I showed it to the official and he said, “Oh, your Prime Minister!” Then I did not need a visa.

Very briefly we saw Indira Gandhi in New York. The disciples were singing for her.

Narasimha Rao said such nice things at the United Nations.[^34,5] Afterwards we became very close.

Prime Minister Vajpayee was very, very nice.[^34,6] I met him in Bali.

[^34,2]: ITU 34,2. Morarji Desai was Prime Minister of India from 1977-1979. [^34,6]: ITU 34,5. Narasimha Rao was Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996. [^34,6]: ITU 34,6. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was Prime Minister of India in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.</div></html>