An Anecdote
Following the post-Godhra communal carnage in Gujarat in 2002, Tendulkar had reacted by saying that "If I had a pistol, I would shoot Narendra Modi" (for encouraging the carnage by Hindus against Muslims). This reaction of Tendulkar had evoked mixed reactions, local Modi supporters burning his effigies while others lauding his remark.
Later, when he was asked if it was not strange that he, who was known as a strong voice against death penalty, had a death wish for Modi, Tendulkar had said that "it was spontaneous anger, which I never see as a solution for anything. Anger doesn't solve problems."
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