Top 10 quotes of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan

The RBI chief is known for his wit and frank views on the state of affairs in the Indian and global economy

Raghuram Rajan, governor of Reserve Bank of India is known for his wit and frank views on the state of affairs in the Indian and global economy.

The RBI chief, who was the former Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who is credited by some analysts as having predicted the 2008 global financial crisis. In India, he has been dubbed as Superman to James Bond, who could shake up the central bank and bring down inflation.

Here, Business Standard lists some of his top quotes

1. "It would be cruel of me to spoil the fun that the press is having on my extension.In all such cases, a decision is reached after discussions between the government and the incumbent."

2. "I am not a doom and gloom guy."

3. "I don’t know what you want to call me... Santa Claus... you want to call me hawk, I don’t know. I don’t go by this. My name is Raghuram Rajan and I do what I do."

4. "I think we have still to get to a place where we feel satisfied. We have this saying - ‘In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king’. We are a little bit that way."

5. "No one wants to go after the rich and well-connected wrong-doer, which means they get away with even more. If we are to have strong sustainable growth, this culture of impunity should stop."

6. "I don’t want to take that James Bond (image). But, a banker on the move — I will take that."

7. "We are neither hawks nor doves. We are actually owls."

8. "It is not because of the benevolence of the baker that we eat fresh bread every morning but because of his desire to make money."

9. "The governorship of the central bank is not meant to win one votes or Facebook “likes”. But I hope to do the right thing, no matter what the criticism, even while looking to learn from the criticism."

10. "Expectations are high. Clearly I am not a superman. There is a little bit of euphoria in India."