Bob Hawke: "[Rajiv Gandhi] sangat reflektif dan sedih dan menyesal ten...

"[Rajiv Gandhi] sangat reflektif dan sedih dan menyesal tentang kenyataan bahwa pendidikan anak-anaknya ... Dia ingin mereka mendapatkan pendidikan di luar India, tetapi dia mengatakan kepada saya satu-satunya tempat yang dia temukan di mana mereka akan aman berada di Rusia , dan dia tidak benar-benar ingin mereka dididik di sana! Jadi, saya berkata, "Yah, kirim mereka ke Australia. Saya akan merawat mereka." Dan keamanan saya menjadi pisang yang benar-benar berdarah, dan saya berkata, "Kami akan merawat mereka." Tetapi, pada akhirnya, dia tidak mengirim mereka."

--- Bob Hawke

Versi Bahasa Inggris

[ Rajiv Gandhi] was very reflective and rueful and regretful about the fact that his children's education...He wanted them to get educated outside of India, but he said to me the only place that he found where they would be safe was in Russia, and he didn't really want them to be educated there! So, I said, "Well, send them to Australia. I'll look after them." And my security bloke went absolutely bloody bananas, and I said, "We'll look after them." But, in the end, he didn't send them.