Quotes from Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“Man's most dangerous enemy is the one he was once closest to.”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, quote from Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“The lack of effective and charismatic leaders always forced the Muslim youth to choose the wrong role models.”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, quote from Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

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― S. Hussain Zaidi, quote from Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“when a man has nothing left to lose, his aim becomes an obsession which can only lead to achievement. There’s nowhere to go but up when you hit rock bottom. Vijay”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, quote from Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“that he knew of the Mumbai police’s reputation”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, quote from Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“information linking him to the Sara-Sahara Shopping Complex. Finally, it was then, four”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, quote from Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

“perhaps Dawood’s status as a fugitive and an outlaw beyond the reach of the Indian legal system suits many back home in India. Empires built with his money would collapse and many skeletons would tumble out of the closet if he was ever brought back home. The powers that be would rather have Dawood Ibrahim stuck in Pakistan. And so the cult of Dawood will be perpetuated.”
― S. Hussain Zaidi, quote from Dongri To Dubai : Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia

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