One friend was confined to his apartment in Lokhandwala during these 60hrs of Mumbai Siege, One friend had left The Taj just 40mins before the terror strike, One friend had picked up an auto from Barakhamba Road just minutes before the bomb went off on Sept 13 in New Delhi..........
Watching the gruesome images of Mumbai blast, I felt vexed, agitated, restless, disgusted and probably any other adjective which would help me describe my feelings.
I felt pity..not on the hopeless politicians but on ourselves, as citizens of India, that how can we be so irresponsible in electing somebody who don’t even bother to care for the security and safety of their citizens. Are we so incorrigible that we cannot learn from our mistakes or is it we Indians suffer from amnesia and haven’t yet learned the lessons the hard way…after the 1993 bomb blasts, 2007 train blasts, Sept New Delhi blast etc. The list is endless. How many more incidents like these do we need to assure ourselves that the worst is yet to come. I think we have left no stone unturned to make sure that the world mocks at us.
The traumatic 60 hrs of blood and miseries made me think of the alternatives that can help us get away from such situations. Should we think like the Israelis - terrorists only need to be killed; should we get Biometric IDs for all citizens or worse put cameras at all intersections, roads, stations, airports - and integrate it with every city's security plans.
We're all still feeling the shock of the awful attacks in Mumbai. The attacks were aimed at our people, our prosperity and our peace. But their top target was something else: Our Unity. If these attacks cause us to turn on each other in hatred and conflict, the terrorists have won. They know that hatred and chaos feed on division. As radical extremists, their only hope of winning is by turning the rest of us against each other. Let's deny them that victory.
Let’s show them that we're more united than ever, united in our love and support to each other, determined to work together against terror and call on our leaders to do the same.
Now where is Raj Thackray and his "brave sena"?
Would Shivraj Patil’s resignation give contentment to the relatives of the deceased?
To Top it all, where is our President at this dire time of need ? There wasn't even a single comment anywhere from her, is she even alive ???
I dread to think if these guys were not 20 or more, but say 500. What damage could they have caused to India???!!!! We definitely need to give a much better today and tomorrow to our children.
