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An elderly person casts his vote at a polling station during the first phase of general elections, in Varanasi, India
Friday, Apr. 17, 2009

Open quoteGod has allowed me to live to see that democracy is not demolished.Close quote

  • DASARATHA RAMA LYER,
  • 78-year-old resident of Andhra Pradesh, on voting, as India's national elections began Thursday
Photo: Manish Swarup / AP | Source: New York Times