Another attack on Bombay. Media says this time the route taken was sea. So after land and air, terrorists have now entered Bombay through its famed waterways. The same route used by the Portuguese and the British years ago.
They apparently entered Bombay via Gateway of India using rubberised boats as noiselessly as a feline approaches its prey. The Taj Mahal and Trident hotels were the unfortunate targets along with 8 other places (including 2 hospitals) and the guests and hundreds of innocents who lost their lives the victims. 10-12 places targeted, over 900 injured and 80 dead. Break down of law and order…top cops dead…loss of lives and innocence.
When will this stop? What are the terrorists even trying to prove by attacking Bombay? That they are stronger than our security. That we are fallible. Fine we agree…you guys are the best masterminds ever born. Why then would you join the negative forces? Why not use your brains and help your respective countries develop? Don’t you realise that these attacks will only damage the infrastructure not the spirit? Bombayites are more worried due to inflation and recession and pinkslips than terrorist attacks. Honestly we couldn’t care less if tomorrow a bomb was planted in our backyard. But tell a Bombayite to let go of the 8.17am VT local and the poor person gets a panic attack.
How long will we have to put up with this? There has to be a stop to all this. So many people losing lives for no fault of theirs. The holy books talk of karma…what goes around comes around. Is anyone paying heed to it? Have we thrown all caution to the winds?
“Take my flesh, Take my bones
Let my bullet ridden body mix with the dirt
Yet after all this, I will still have one immortal thing with me – My Spirit
You can’t take that away from me.”
This is the motto of Bombay…the spirit of its citizens. We do not fear blasts and we will not cower nor will we run away. The more we are terrorised the more defiant we will get.
Well in this entire milieu, US President elect Barack Obama apparent sent a message condemning the attacks as did UK PM Gordon Brown. So all those who were speculating Obama’s views on India can rest assured…a blast got us the coveted attention.
Meanwhile to all you planning the next phase of attacks…well…bring it on…we are up for any challenge…coz in Bombay, come rain or shine, bullet or bombs…it’s business as usual.
I think the “business as usual” is what is working against us. TOday i found the people back in the grind with their ipods and phones playing music as usual. Tomorrow everything is forgotten and we are back to being where we are – vulnerable for the next attack. The attitude has to change. We have to aks our governments to help us more. protect us. we cant just keep falling to attacks everytime. Its time to not get back to work and spend time thinking how we can save ourselves. the city that we love so much. the city that has given so many people so much.
Its time for business but no the usual business we normally keep busy ourselves with. Its time to do something more than the usual.
Yep the business will be as usual no doubt about it becoz the stupid common man has to strive for his living. But only question would like to ask have Mumbaikar’s learned a lesson from this attacks? The so call present Great politicians of our country didn’t missed any opportunity to play politics on this issue, whether it was MR. Modi OR it’s Sonia & Manmohan Singh.Was it that urgency to meet the attack injured people can’t this have been done later when the attack was over. Oh how we forget MR Raj Thackery the great person who was shouting beyond his limit about Aamchi MUMBAI where was he? where was his VOICE? where were his supporter’s who were attacking on taxi’s? Whether its MNS OR Shiv Sena all they disappear like a rat up a drainpipe.
I salute for the army person’s who have laid their lives for us.But on the other hand i am really sad for their family.This politicians will praise them on one movement but on the other movement they will hardly remember them.
I would only convey to people election are close. Its time for the common man to prove what he his capable of.