At a press conference, education minister Kapil Sibal said there had been no opposition to the reforms he wanted to bring in the education system. On being asked the reason for that, Sibal said, “Aap hamare saath hain toh desh saath hai (if the media is with me, then the country is also with me). The press has supported me on everything.” Later, while asking all stakeholders to support him, Sibal said “Ye sab aapke bachhon ke liye hi ho raha hai. Mere bachhe toh padh chuke (We are doing all this for your children only. My kids have already studied).