Lately, I have been subdued and enraged. Subdued, because of the attack on very heart of the city of Bombay and killings of innocent lives. Enraged, because of the failure of the state and center government as well as the irresponsible behavior of the whole political cadre of the country.
We saw the mayhem and bedlam. We felt the pain of losing loved ones and prayed for the lives of the ones who were facing death. We witnessed the bravery of the long forgotten heroes in Police, fire-brigade and yes, the NSG who once again displayed the strength of our security and army personals. We also saw the remorseless and shameless faces of our politicians who did not allow this opportunity to pass in waging their war of words with the upcoming election in mind.
I am one of the millions who are furious with the passiveness of the government machinery and the opposition parties. I was with the thousand of my fellow citizens on 3rd December at the Gateway to show our solidarity against the aftermath of such heinous act against the humanity. Although in the brisk flow of emotions, the substance and the purpose of the gathering was faded, the spirit is still intact.
The Maximum City was burning haplessly for almost three days and every blast in Taj and Oberoi made our hearts bleed. How can a bunch of rats have such audacity to wriggle out of their holes and cause such mayhem? Can we allow such cowards to keep their filthy feet on the heart of our city and kill our brothers and sisters? Can they break our spirits? Is our country not worth the lives and sacrifices of the security persons and policemen?
We need to rise and rise now!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
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