New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that speaking the truth was prohibited in the profession that he comes from - politics. A person who can fool people the best can be the best leader, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said.

Gadkari addressed an event organised by the Akhil Bhartiya Mahanubhav Parishad. In his address, the Union Minister urged people to live with honesty and dedication-and not by taking shortcuts. As Lord Krishna wrote in the Bhagavad Gita, in the end, truth always wins, Gadkari said.

Gadkari said speaking the truth was prohibited in politics. He said it is easier said than done, as in the field he works in, "telling the truth wholeheartedly is discouraged." Citing a Marathi saying -...