tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post46142051649405247..comments2024-03-19T09:03:49.770+05:30Comments on Shobhaa De: Stay Angry, MumbaiShobhaa Dehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-56298590974035990052008-12-20T19:11:00.000+05:302008-12-20T19:11:00.000+05:30The last post was on December 8th, which means Mum...The last post was on December 8th, which means Mumbai is no longer angry. However, I intend to keep the anger of Mumbai going till such time as two things are done.<BR/><BR/>The first is a surgical strike on terrorist training camps in Pakistan. <BR/><BR/>The second is getting to the bottom of who set up Hemant Karkare to get killed by the terrorists. This has to be relentlessly pursued to honor the memories of those who laid down their lives that other Indians might live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-37232589496291573162008-12-08T08:42:00.000+05:302008-12-08T08:42:00.000+05:30Dear Shobha Madam,public hanging or meting out sev...Dear Shobha Madam,<BR/>public hanging or meting out severe punishment in public is an anathema to our indian culture. we can not blindly follow the rules of Arab nations. ours is an highly evolved culture and tradition. there are already constituionally accepted judiciary and other agencies to deal with the criminals. but what we require is a political will, which is utterly lacking in present day politicians. the politicians always think in terms of votes that is the greatest tragedy afflicting this otherwise a great nation. the iron hand policies like Isrel are the need of the hour.<BR/>and the red thread that the terrorists were wearing was just a ploy to misguide and mislead the police authorities and securities and the indian public, so that the terrorists will be understood to be from Hindu community. and to escalate the communal clashes and aggravate the instability and insecurity in the nation. wel this must be their nefarious design.ಡಾ| ಜ್ಞಾನದೇವ್ ಮೊಳಕಾಲ್ಮುರುhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10016884324701556855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-37947570499964940582008-12-06T03:03:00.000+05:302008-12-06T03:03:00.000+05:30Who the hell is sonia gandhi....She's running ...Who the hell is sonia gandhi....She's running the country with no accountability, all the cabinet Ministers and PM are following orders passed by her & written by her Cotorie...Thanks for our Media & Congress Party, who never ask what's she doing ??? Her son & herself goes out every day and try to take credit for their family for every little things they are doing, but when it comes to accountability, it's responsibility of MMS, Shivraj Patil whatever whatever, what an equationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-53816100468473841382008-12-05T11:34:00.000+05:302008-12-05T11:34:00.000+05:30M'am 'DE,Any decision/wish by the people, for the...M'am 'DE,<BR/><BR/>Any decision/wish by the people, for the people is taken by our elected representatives. If it takes Mumbai to become Baghdad for the matter of fact to make them get absolute power I am sure they are planning to do just that.<BR/>Even the honourable Judges are conned into accepting and dismissing petitions <BR/>which suits the peple in Power include Beaurecrats and Lawyers(political affiliation) and MEDIA. <BR/><BR/>Vinod Agarwal - lets get POWER first TERROR or NATIONAL pride be damned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-69059886468207613832008-12-05T11:14:00.000+05:302008-12-05T11:14:00.000+05:30There are those who want to see the captured terro...There are those who want to see the captured terrorist hanged in a public square. Soon. There are others wondering why the terrorists were wearing red threads round their wrists?? What is your reponse to both questions? Should we turn Bombay into Baghdad? Firing squads and public hangings are so not Mumbai.Shobhaa Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-55747744593850041272008-12-04T19:35:00.000+05:302008-12-04T19:35:00.000+05:30Here is an account of one of the survivors.Heroes ...Here is an account of one of the survivors.<BR/>Heroes At The Taj<BR/>Michael Pollack 12.01.08, 7:40 PM ET<BR/>My story begins innocuously, with a dinner reservation in a world-class hotel. It ends 12 hours later after the Indian army freed us.<BR/>My point is not to sensationalize events. It is to express my gratitude and pay tribute to the staff of the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai, who sacrificed their lives so that we could survive. They, along with the Indian army, are the true heroes that emerged from this tragedy.<BR/>My wife, Anjali, and I were married in the Taj's Crystal Ballroom. Her parents were married there, too, and so were Shiv and Reshma, the couple with whom we had dinner plans. In fact, my wife and Reshma, both Bombay girls, grew up hanging out and partying the night away there and at the Oberoi Hotel, another terrorist target.<BR/>The four of us arrived at the Taj around 9:30 p.m. for dinner at the Golden Dragon, one of the better Chinese restaurants in Mumbai. We were a little early, and our table wasn't ready. So we walked next door to the Harbor Bar and had barely begun to enjoy our beers when the host told us our table was ready. We decided to stay and finish our drinks.<BR/>Thirty seconds later, we heard what sounded like a heavy tray smashing to the ground. This was followed by 20 or 30 similar sounds and then absolute silence. We crouched behind a table just feet away from what we now knew were gunmen. Terrorists had stormed the lobby and were firing indiscriminately.<BR/>We tried to break the glass window in front of us with a chair, but it wouldn't budge. The Harbour Bar's hostess, who had remained at her post, motioned to us that it was safe to make a run for the stairwell. She mentioned, in passing, that there was a dead body right outside in the corridor. We believe this courageous woman was murdered after we ran away.<BR/>(We later learned that minutes after we climbed the stairs, terrorists came into the Harbour Bar, shot everyone who was there and executed those next door at the Golden Dragon. The staff there was equally brave, locking their patrons into a basement wine cellar to protect them. But the terrorists managed to break through and lob in grenades that killed everyone in the basement.)<BR/>We took refuge in the small office of the kitchen of another restaurant, Wasabi, on the second floor. Its chef and staff served the four of us food and drink and even apologized for the inconvenience we were suffering.<BR/>Through text messaging, e-mail on BlackBerrys and a small TV in the office, we realized the full extent of the terrorist attack on Mumbai. We figured we were in a secure place for the moment. There was also no way out.<BR/>At around 11:30 p.m., the kitchen went silent. We took a massive wooden table and pushed it up against the door, turned off all the lights and hid. All of the kitchen workers remained outside; not one staff member had run.<BR/>The terrorists repeatedly slammed against our door. We heard them ask the chef in Hindi if anyone was inside the office. He responded calmly: "No one is in there. It's empty." That is the second time the Taj staff saved our lives.<BR/>After about 20 minutes, other staff members escorted us down a corridor to an area called The Chambers, a members-only area of the hotel. There were about 250 people in six rooms. Inside, the staff was serving sandwiches and alcohol. People were nervous, but cautiously optimistic. We were told The Chambers was the safest place we could be because the army was now guarding its two entrances and the streets were still dangerous. There had been attacks at a major railway station and a hospital.<BR/>But then, a member of parliament phoned into a live newscast and let the world know that hundreds of people--including CEOs, foreigners and members of parliament--were "secure and safe in The Chambers together." Adding to the escalating tension and chaos was the fact that, via text and cellphone, we knew that the dome of the Taj was on fire and that it could move downward.<BR/>At around 2 a.m., the staff attempted an evacuation. We all lined up to head down a dark fire escape exit. But after five minutes, grenade blasts and automatic weapon fire pierced the air. A mad stampede ensued to get out of the stairwell and take cover back inside The Chambers.<BR/>After that near-miss, my wife and I decided we should hide in different rooms. While we hoped to be together at the end, our primary obligation was to our children. We wanted to keep one parent alive. Because I am American and my wife is Indian, and news reports said the terrorists were targeting U.S. and U.K. nationals, I believed I would further endanger her life if we were together in a hostage situation.<BR/>So when we ran back to The Chambers I hid in a toilet stall with a floor-to-ceiling door and my wife stayed with our friends, who fled to a large room across the hall.<BR/>For the next seven hours, I lay in the fetal position, keeping in touch with Anjali via BlackBerry. I was joined in the stall by Joe, a Nigerian national with a U.S. green card. I managed to get in touch with the FBI, and several agents gave me status updates throughout the night.<BR/>I cannot even begin to explain the level of adrenaline running through my system at this point. It was this hyper-aware state where every sound, every smell, every piece of information was ultra-acute, analyzed and processed so that we could make the best decisions and maximize the odds of survival.<BR/>Was the fire above us life-threatening? What floor was it on? Were the commandos near us, or were they terrorists? Why is it so quiet? Did the commandos survive? If the terrorists come into the bathroom and to the door, when they fire in, how can I make my body as small as possible? If Joe gets killed before me in this situation, how can I throw his body on mine to barricade the door? If the Indian commandos liberate the rest in the other room, how will they know where I am? Do the terrorists have suicide vests? Will the roof stand? How can I make sure the FBI knows where Anjali and I are? When is it safe to stand up and attempt to urinate?<BR/>Meanwhile, Anjali and the others were across the corridor in a mass of people lying on the floor and clinging to each other. People barely moved for seven hours, and for the last three hours they felt it was too unsafe to even text. While I was tucked behind a couple walls of marble and granite in my toilet stall, she was feet from bullets flying back and forth. After our failed evacuation, most of the people in the fire escape stairwell and many staff members who attempted to protect the guests were shot and killed.<BR/>The 10 minutes around 2:30 a.m. were the most frightening. Rather than the back-and-forth of gunfire, we just heard single, punctuated shots. We later learned that the terrorists went along a different corridor of The Chambers, room by room, and systematically executed everyone: women, elderly, Muslims, Hindus, foreigners. A group huddled next to Anjali was devout Bori Muslims who would have been slaughtered just like everyone else, had the terrorists gone into their room. Everyone was in deep prayer and most, Anjali included, had accepted that their lives were likely over. It was terrorism in its purest form. No one was spared.<BR/>The next five hours were filled with the sounds of an intense grenade/gun battle between the Indian commandos and the terrorists. It was fought in darkness; each side was trying to outflank the other.<BR/>By the time dawn broke, the commandos had successfully secured our corridor. A young commando led out the people packed into Anjali's room. When one woman asked whether it was safe to leave, the commando replied: "Don't worry, you have nothing to fear. The first bullets have to go through me."<BR/>The corridor was laced with broken glass and bullet casings. Every table was turned over or destroyed. The ceilings and walls were littered with hundreds of bullet holes. Blood stains were everywhere, though, fortunately, there were no dead bodies to be seen.<BR/>A few minutes after Anjali had vacated, Joe and I peeked out of our stall. We saw multiple commandos and smiled widely. I had lost my right shoe while sprinting to the toilet so I grabbed a sheet from the floor, wrapped it around my foot and proceeded to walk over the debris to the hotel lobby.<BR/>Anjali and I embraced for the first time in seven hours in the Taj's ground floor entrance. I didn't know whether she was dead or injured because we hadn't been able to text for the past three hours.<BR/>I wanted to take a picture of us on my BlackBerry, but Anjali wanted us to get out of there before doing anything.<BR/>She was right--our ordeal wasn't completely over. A large bus pulled up in front of the Taj to collect us and, just about as it was fully loaded, gunfire erupted again. The terrorists were still alive and firing automatic weapons at the bus. Anjali was the last to get on the bus, and she eventually escaped in our friend's car. I ducked under some concrete barriers for cover and wound up the subject of photos that were later splashed across the media. Shortly thereafter, an ambulance came and drove a few of us to safety. An hour later, Anjali and I were again reunited at her parents' home. Our Thanksgiving had just gained a lot more meaning.<BR/>Some may say our survival was due to random luck, others might credit divine intervention. But 72 hours removed from these events, I can assure you only one thing: Far fewer people would have survived if it weren't for the extreme selflessness shown by the Taj staff, who organized us, catered to us and then, in the end, literally died for us.<BR/>They complemented the extreme bravery and courage of the Indian commandos, who, in a pitch-black setting and unfamiliar, tightly packed terrain, valiantly held the terrorists at bay.<BR/>It is also amazing that, out of our entire group, not one person screamed or panicked. There was an eerie but quiet calm that pervaded--one more thing that got us all out alive. Even people in adjacent rooms, who were being executed, kept silent.<BR/>It is much easier to destroy than to build, yet somehow humanity has managed to build far more than it has ever destroyed. Likewise, in a period of crisis, it is much easier to find faults and failings rather than to celebrate the good deeds. It is now time to commemorate our heroes.<BR/>Michael Pollack is a general partner of Glenhill Capital, a firm he co-founded in 2001.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594797444081814272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-5339648224835449382008-12-03T14:35:00.000+05:302008-12-03T14:35:00.000+05:30nt voting is nt the answer gurpreet like what shob...nt voting is nt the answer gurpreet like what shobha said we need to get people together and act .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-13019528733321622012008-12-03T12:58:00.000+05:302008-12-03T12:58:00.000+05:30I am overwhelmed.... this is much, much bigger tha...I am overwhelmed.... this is much, much bigger than all of us, we are too close to it at present.... we must pool in all our resources - mental, emotional, intellectual, to find solutions that make sense.... and comfort those who need comfort, galvanise the others who can bring about the changes society seeks. I have received countless calls and emails from across the world, expressing solidarity and concern. It is very kind of strangers to take the trouble. College teachers, students, ex-army generals.... I have heard their voices. And they are saying exactly the same thing - if India has to protect itself from future attacks, it needs to address the source. Tackle the root. Destroy the terrorist camps, wherever those are located. Is India prepared to act??Shobhaa Dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610708004901279105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-88354989248003415122008-12-03T12:57:00.000+05:302008-12-03T12:57:00.000+05:30PLEASE DONT VOTE FOR NEXT YR ELECTIONS AND THEN U ...PLEASE DONT VOTE FOR NEXT YR ELECTIONS AND THEN U SEE THEESE POLITICIANS WORK!!! LETS CREATE AN EXAMPLE SO THAT OUR CHILDREN SEE BRIGHTER FUTUREUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13010722198516518438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-57885888169615220282008-12-03T11:41:00.000+05:302008-12-03T11:41:00.000+05:30Shobha staying angry never will take us anywhere n...Shobha staying angry never will take us anywhere nor by being indifferent .We just need to start a movement to get people together for a change .I think a lot of us educated so called well bred individuals have either been escapists or totally indifferent to the harsh realities of this land .Our attitude what can we do to heal this land when we see the poverty on our face , the stark economic difference between people is simply blame it on the politicians , or better still it's destiny ! <BR/>I am finding this movement amoungst people very encouraging .<BR/>The issue now is accountability we need to arm twist these politicians and make sure the money that is being entrusted in their hands for our safety , our services is being directed for the same .And it is us the educated lot who can do it and we need people like you who in management terms already have a brand name established to take the cause further we cant expect the common man on the street to get involved he has no time to get into this . every moment is a struggle for survival for them .no daily wage - simply means no food at the end of the day .<BR/>I think it is our Karma to make their destiny better and to get the politicians to behave like public service providers not like rulers .<BR/>take care<BR/>regards<BR/>RJKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-81093887113293743442008-12-03T09:25:00.000+05:302008-12-03T09:25:00.000+05:30Yes.. Stay angry and convert that anger into creat...Yes.. Stay angry and convert that anger into creative actions... All the best...കിഷോർ:Kishorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908242236235199125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-75882221221136468522008-12-03T07:35:00.000+05:302008-12-03T07:35:00.000+05:30Still dont know what action govt is goin to take.....Still dont know what action govt is goin to take... but whatever its goin to be , will be another political move aiming to save the face.<BR/>without considering the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-46875273685019268102008-12-03T07:04:00.000+05:302008-12-03T07:04:00.000+05:30Wish I could be a part of the movement ....... I c...Wish I could be a part of the movement ....... I can render my support from here to Mumbai !!!Rahul Viswanathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063750270954817311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-25336182942678057972008-12-03T06:22:00.000+05:302008-12-03T06:22:00.000+05:30@SindhuPak President Zardari on CNN Larry King Liv...@Sindhu<BR/><BR/>Pak President Zardari on CNN Larry King Live at 9pm; Let us see what he has to say...<BR/><BR/>SIX Americans Died;<BR/><BR/>I expect Secretary Condoleezza Rice to put pressure on Pak;<BR/>I expect my congressman Sires and Senator Menendez to get me an answer WHY America didnt ACT when Pakistan failed to STOP?<BR/><BR/>WHY travel warning was not issued to Americans traveling to India when they gave intelligence to India?<BR/><BR/>I need answers...Raefahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772197479286210340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-67579584457329937322008-12-03T05:19:00.000+05:302008-12-03T05:19:00.000+05:30Shobhaa-ji, you make some wonderful points in this...Shobhaa-ji, you make some wonderful points in this blog. And I'm glad that it is being widely read and receiving such a high number of comments. <BR/><BR/>I listened to NPR (North Carolina Public Radio) here in the States. And an interesting analogy was made by the report commenting on India's tendency to remain exposed to incidents such as the terrible tragedy in Mumbai. India recovers quickly after such incidents, he said. Although one may predict that such an incident would cause Hindu-Muslim riots or create extreme political unrest, our desh often displays an admirable resiliency after such incidents. However, with so much resiliency comes a tendency to forget past wounds. The commentator said that we return to such "calm waters" that we fail to see any approaching storms. <BR/><BR/>Having lived through a few storms in my lifetime - the 9/11 attacks, Mumbai's train accidents of 2006, and this recent jawdropping horrow - I feel as if I am living in a dream. I blink a few times and shake my head each time I think of what I have witnessed in my short lifetime of 21 years. Let us hope that the reminders and calls for change from outlets such as yours will create a better tomorrow. I do not want my children to witness an event like this. I want them to see the world as a peaceful place where all life is perceived as blessed. This utopia seems far too idealistic, but I hope that we can all reach for it. And try to get as close as we can. <BR/><BR/>Thank you. <BR/><BR/>- Sindhu C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-17905767303533160392008-12-03T03:20:00.000+05:302008-12-03T03:20:00.000+05:30Riaz stop building castles in the air. Shobha isnt...Riaz stop building castles in the air. Shobha isnt interested a drop in politics... she just likes to write, rant, yell, screach and yawn about it. Why are you on her case so much? She probably despises people like you cringing for her to join politics! <BR/><BR/>Get a life man, or you get yourself educated with a political degree and then try entering politics yourself. Theres a lot of hardwork to do. Simply siting on your chair and writing at ends about how sucky our politicians are wont help. They have worked hard to get where they are... what about you? What about me? What about the common man? We dont even bother! Shame on us, not on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-56884313695314380092008-12-03T03:08:00.000+05:302008-12-03T03:08:00.000+05:30A Public Interest Litigation should be filed again...A Public Interest Litigation should be filed against the state<BR/>and central governments for having failed to protect the public.<BR/>Such a suit should seek answers from the government about what<BR/>they are going to do to attack the terrorists in their place of<BR/>origin.Amit Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830580816311208774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-78549481908212684412008-12-03T02:45:00.000+05:302008-12-03T02:45:00.000+05:30SHOBHA and all the bloggers here, we should start ...SHOBHA and all the bloggers here, we should start a campaign demanding a detailed government response on what they are going to do in response to the terrorist attacks. No veiled references to what they want to do. We want clear communication. Hold these imbeciles responsible. Shedding a few tears, firing a few babus and rebuking Pakistan will NOT do the job. Tell us how you, the government will take responsibility (and I DON'T mean resigning) and attack terrorists where they are based out of. Show us how you are not cowards and how you politicians are not maligning the bravery of the Indian Armed Forces?Amit Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830580816311208774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-151087337815088172008-12-03T02:30:00.000+05:302008-12-03T02:30:00.000+05:30My thoughts... hereRekha has updated her blog. htt...My thoughts... here<BR/>Rekha has updated her blog. http://ek-ladki-anjaani-si.blogspot.com/ek-ladki-anjaani-sihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890841958409242311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-27999291766369558032008-12-03T02:14:00.000+05:302008-12-03T02:14:00.000+05:30Both India and Pakistan are nuclear powers. If Ind...Both India and Pakistan are nuclear powers. If India goes to war with Pakistan - then firstly it is going to be devastating for the already bad economy in India.. Pakistan doesn't have an economy so they won't even care. Secondly India is a more "responsible" country and wont use Nukes first against Pak - however Pakistan can and will use nuclear bombs over Major Indian Cities - the effects of which are even scary to think about. It is estimated that 12 million people will die in an Indo-Pak nuclear war initially and the after-affects could destroy as many as 1 billion lives in both countries.. Any kind of military attack over Pakistan by India now can escalate into a Nuclear war - so really it is not worth it over 200 dead people in a terrorist attack that a war claiming hundreds of millions of lives is justified. <BR/><BR/>India simply needs to beef up its intelligence and learn how to secure its own borders rather than blaming things on Pakistan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-37838819590419949272008-12-03T01:58:00.000+05:302008-12-03T01:58:00.000+05:30Read this:Memo to Jayanthi...http://oratedocast.bl...Read this:<BR/><BR/>Memo to Jayanthi...<BR/>http://oratedocast.blogspot.com/2008/12/memo-to-jayanti-natrajan.html<BR/><BR/>Glad I am not alone, here...!!!Raefahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772197479286210340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-79827038226849857592008-12-03T01:52:00.000+05:302008-12-03T01:52:00.000+05:30India not considering military action against Paki...India not considering military action against Pakistan<BR/>http://www.deccanherald.com/DeccanHerald.com/Content/Dec22008/national20081202104218.asp?section=updatenews<BR/><BR/><BR/>INDIA - When are YOU going to do something that is feasible???<BR/><BR/>This is exactly the strength's of Terrorists!!!<BR/>They can get away !!!<BR/><BR/>As President elect Obama said, India has the right to defend;<BR/><BR/><BR/>STOP begging Pakistan;<BR/>They DIDNT Care;<BR/>They DONT Care;<BR/><BR/>SAME OLD POLICIES; <BR/>THEY ARE NOT WORKING...<BR/><BR/>Atleast announce bounty like Rs 1 Crore to any one who bring those Terrorists, like America has $25 Million for Bin-Laden!!!<BR/><BR/>DO SOME THING NEW;<BR/>HOPE THESE OLD POLITICIANS Change their OLD failed policies!!!<BR/><BR/>We still need volunteers:<BR/>http://shobhaadeagainstjayanthinatarajan.blogspot.com/Raefahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772197479286210340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-91079274069370112682008-12-02T23:57:00.000+05:302008-12-02T23:57:00.000+05:30POLITICIANS ARE A REFLECTION OF THE SAME TYPE OF P...POLITICIANS ARE A REFLECTION OF THE SAME TYPE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE:<BR/>1) ELECTED THEM<BR/>2) REFUSED TO INQUIRE AND ENFORCE RESPONSIBILITY WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG<BR/><BR/>DONT BLAME POLITICIANS IF YOU CANNOT PICK UP THE SPADE AND DO SOME VOLUNTARY WORK YOURSELF. OUR MEDIA IS A HUGE FAILURE AS THEY ARE BUSY MALIGNING POLITICIANS OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE ARE NO SHADES OF GREY IN OUR CONSCIENCE. A PERSON IS EITHER GOOD OR BAD. ALL PATRIOTIC PEOPLE ARE DUBBED RIGHT WING EXTREMISTS. ANY GOOD WORK DONE BY A HINDU ACTIVIST WILL BE DEEMED USELESS AND POLITICALLY MOTIVATED BECAUSE HE IS A HINDU ACTIVIST. THIS IS ALSO BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BUSY MALIGNING OTHERS HAVE NO PRACTICAL, FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE OF VOLUNTARY WORK AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT TAKES TO SERVE OTHERS. ALL OUR PASSION IS USELESS IF WE DO NOT CONVERT THIS INTO ACTIONS. THIS IS ALL A KIND OF MENTAL MAST*******N. BEEN THERE DONE THAT. GET ORGANIZED AND START HOLDING POLITICIANS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR FAILURES. WHY DID THE STATE DEFENCE MECHANISM FAIL DESPITE INTELLIGENCE INPUTS OF MARITIME ATTACKS FROM INDIAN AND AMERICAN SECURITY AGENCIES? WHO DROPPED THE BALL? YOU, THE PEOPLE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT HOLDING THE OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. ACCOUNTABILITY HAS TO BE CONSTANT, NOT AFTER THE INCIDENCE. AGAIN, DONT BLAME POLITICIANS WITHOUT TAKING THE BLAME FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE COUNTRY YOURSELF.<BR/><BR/>BY THE WAY, I AM ENGAGED IN FUNDRAISING FOR THE VICTIMS OF TERROR AND INSURGENCY - SO I AM PRACTICING WHAT I AM PREACHING HERE.<BR/><BR/>JAI HIND!Amit Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17830580816311208774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-35953903035550591122008-12-02T23:09:00.000+05:302008-12-02T23:09:00.000+05:30vandana from dublin , we all r with u, really we n...vandana from dublin , <BR/>we all r with u, really we need someone like u to take the lead and this time we r determined to fight back for our safety and rights. u keep guiding us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3452007250221117551.post-71955807996888335512008-12-02T22:51:00.000+05:302008-12-02T22:51:00.000+05:30The congress party and its allies in the UPA claim...The congress party and its allies in the UPA claim to be SECULAR but in the very first address to the nation, Manmohan Singh said that the perpetrators would be punished whatever their religion. now where does religion come into the picture? even in a time like this THE GOOD DOCTOR can only think of his votebankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com