Remembering Mumbai
It's been one year, since we were all stuck to our TV sets for nearly three days, watching in awe the wickedness of an eccentric human mind, that sent anguish, terror and fear through the minds and hearts of not just the whole Indian Community but through the whole wide world. What unfolded right before our eyes, one year ago is still very vivid in our minds and in our hearts and infact it will be very difficult for us to forget this atrociously inhuman, barbaric act, in the years to come. The havoc created by a handful of lunatics from across the border, fumigated and garnished by the fallacies of their ever pathetic minds, is ever so fresh and a good many of us are yet to recover from that sordid atrocity, the magnitude of which was never seen before on Indian soil. The iconic structures of the business capital of our Country were attacked, betraying the envy of our enemy, at our achievements and the strong economy that stands tall in the midst of ruins all around it. It was indeed an attack by thuggish bigots, filled with fallacies of their own subversive ideologies, fostering the climate of intolerance and hatred which is increasingly permeating from across the border. As a wise man once said, tolerance of wrong is not tolerance; it is complicity, for evil to succeed all that is required is, for the good to do nothing. After one year of this sacrilegious act, where do we stand ? What have we learnt ? It's been one year and the one responsible for that carnage is still very much alive, ordering biryani for lunch and smiling away to glory in court, making a mockery, of our very lax judicial and our fragile democratic system. By now this guy should have been fried if not roasted. I know by this statement I will arouse the sentiments of the human rights activists, may I ask, where were they, when this particular gentleman perpetrated those same human rights of hundreds of innocent people, when they laid siege, to the city of Mumbai, one year ago ? What was the harm that these innocent people did to him or his cohorts across the border ? What infuriates me further is the attitude of the "Thackeray's", where were they when Mumbai was burning ? It was the effort of the entire nation in unison that saved the day for Mumbai, some non Maharashtraians lost their lives to save Mumbai, from the hands of the perpetrators, the wounds of which are yet to heal and before the ashes of the pyre could cool down, the divisive forces of the Sena clan have reared it's ugly head yet again. The audacious attitude of the Sena leaders only magnifies the spinelessness of our political leaders. If we cannot handle and take to task the divisive elements within our very own country, how on earth will we handle the more powerful external elements ? India has to indeed, take bold steps to destroy the subversive and the divisive forces within our own country first, if are to succeed in our fight against external elements, as united India. I salute those brave men, who fought to liberate Mumbai from the hands of the perpetrators, some even died so that others may live, let us all, not forget the sacrifice made by these men and let their sacrifice not be in vain. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________
