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Banta Singh
The leader of the dacoity against Lala Ram Lal. Juggut Singh was once a part of Malli’s gang. When Malli is arrested and placed in a cell next to Juggut and Iqbal Singh, Juggut has a violent confrontation with Malli in revenge for the trouble that Malli has caused him. After Muslims leave Mano Majra, Malli is appointed by Sikh officers to be a custodian of the departed Muslims’ property, which he and his gang promptly loot. Malli, in concert with his gang and a group of refugees from Pakistan, also participates in the plot to kill Muslim refugees going to Pakistan.
Malli Quotes in Train to Pakistan
The Train to Pakistan quotes below are all either spoken by Malli or refer to Malli . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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2. Kalyug
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“Toba, toba! Kill my own village banian? Babuji, who kills a hen which lays eggs? Besides, Ram Lal gave me money to pay lawyers when my father was in jail. I would not act like a bastard.”
“I suppose they will let you off now.”
“The police are the kings of the country. They will let me off when they feel like it. If they want to keep me in, they will trump up a case of keeping a spear without a license or going out of the village without permission—or just anything.”
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“The mem-sahibs are like houris from paradise—white and soft, like silk. All we have here are black buffaloes.”
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Malli Quotes in Train to Pakistan
The Train to Pakistan quotes below are all either spoken by Malli or refer to Malli . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
2. Kalyug
Quotes
“Toba, toba! Kill my own village banian? Babuji, who kills a hen which lays eggs? Besides, Ram Lal gave me money to pay lawyers when my father was in jail. I would not act like a bastard.”
“I suppose they will let you off now.”
“The police are the kings of the country. They will let me off when they feel like it. If they want to keep me in, they will trump up a case of keeping a spear without a license or going out of the village without permission—or just anything.”
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“The mem-sahibs are like houris from paradise—white and soft, like silk. All we have here are black buffaloes.”
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