Finally the Operation Cyclone at Taj comes to an end, with the TV channels showing a terrorist being shot whilst jumping out of a window, they continue to alternate this shot with the shot of the terrorist lying prone on the ground with one of his legs in the air, then they pan to the Army, police, NSG commandos shaking hands with one another...whilst in the background the Taj continues to burn...
Yesterday Oberoi Trident Hotel and Nariman House were secure again...but not before we lost some more innocent lives...commandos were air-dropped at the Nariman House to help secure the place...The Operation at the Taj continued... VIPs dropped by to give sound bytes to the media...Ratan Tata lamented about the sad state of infrastructure...When the Oberoi was cleared of the terrorists as many as a total of 30 hostages were found dead in the hotel raising the toll in the worst terrorist strike against India to over 160 including 16 security personnel. The toll at the Taj is still unclear...we will know the extent of the damage sometime later today...
The Mumbai Mirror carried front page news with a picture of the cocky terrorist walking at CST, carrying ammunition and guns as if he is walking in his backyard...when caught he “pleads" for the doctors to save him...such galling impunity...after killing scores and injuring many more and causing emotional trauma to the country...he wants to be saved!!!... Yes, Doctors...save him...he cannot die so easily...he ought to be dissected in public...a millimetre of his body cut at a time...his screams of agony should ring in every corner of the world...sending a strong message that India will not tolerate any more nonsense of any kind...I know this is gruesome thinking...but I can’t help it...this is my space...this is what I am feeling at the moment...anyone who wants non-violent methods can go elsewhere...
Since 1993 when we had the serial bomb blast we have been hearing of plans... plans and more plans...governments come and go...plans are made ...remain in blueprint...never to be actioned...the resilient spirit of the city tested time and again...serial bomb blasts in 1993, the city bounced back, bomb blasts in trains 2006 - the city bounced back, Terrorist firing the city...we have bounced back...but does this mean that the city bosses take advantage of us...when will we see better infrastructure...when will we see autonomy given to the police...what really gets to me is that the terrorists literally SAILED into Mumbai...such cheek...But the question remains will all this teach us a lesson ??
Satyameva Jayate!
ReplyDeleteFirst the Indian Youth should teach the politicians a lesson in the coming elections!
All of them are answerable to us both morally&legally!
Autonomy to police?will that happen..as long as our 'dear human rights activists" are alive?
ReplyDeletesen - thought provoking post.. we really don't need a satyagrah this time.. that ain't going to do any good.. and that is how all of us are feeling at this time.. sad, angry, depressed, burning from inside... We always read that even a single voice can make a big difference. I really hope our voices here do make a difference.. to some extent, to slightest bit but make a difference.. that is what we need at this moment!
ReplyDeletescrawler - who are you going to vote then? another culprit who will come up begging to our doors before elections but immediately after winning, move on to sell the country to the highest bidder?
@ Scrawler...agree Satyameva jayate...and it is high time now!!!
ReplyDelete@ Scattered Thoughts...boond boond se saagar banta hai, my wish is that these droplets turn into a raging sea and wash away all this pain!!!