Kalki Krishnamurthy Quotes

Even after killing ninety nine tigers the Maharaja should beware of the hundredth.

Kalki Krishnamurthy

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• Even after killing ninety nine tigers the Maharaja should beware of the hundredth.

  

  Kalki Krishnamurthy