Sunday, November 30, 2008

Mumbai seize

Everyone of you might have known about the siege of Taj and Oberoi hotels in Mumbai. You might have read about this issue in many of the blogs out here. It’s sad to hear that more than 200 innocent people and policemen died in this ghastly incident. The way in which the commandos and the army tried to take over the seized hotels and the Nariman Point, without much harm to the hostages, was really worth a salute. And it’s because of the unspoken heroics of the Taj Hotel staff that most of the guests are able to escape the hotel much before the bloodshed began. I read somewhere about the way a hotel employee came in the line of fire so that the hotel guests can escape unharmed.

I don’t want to write anything about the terrorists or their strategy or the failure of the government. All I want is to appeal to the terrorists is – “Brothers, we are also normal people like your family members and friends. We too deserve the right to live just like your people. What harm did we or our government do to you or to your people? Who told you that your people can live happily ever after, if you take the lives of innocent people?”.

Whoever might be responsible for this, every second person is blaming the government and Intelligence for this fateful incident. Particularly, it’s sad to see that every opposition leader is blaming the government for this incident.
Friends, it’s not time to blame others. It’s time for us to stay united and stand by the authorities to sort out the issue. Let’s not make the issue a political one. I appreciate the way in which NDTV brought us the live updates of the issue, particularly, for not airing any political remarks. In one of the snippet of their news, when Murassoli Maran, a prominent Congress Leader, while giving out some statement to the public about the issue, started to bring some political flavour to the issue, the channel simply cut off the transmission of that interview.

We are Indians and we are proud of it. Let us stand united and do all that we can do to bring peace to our country. For the first time in my life, I was angry with myself for not taking up the dream career of my childhood – to join the Indian army.


Btw, does anyone know anything about the great leader of Mumbai - Mr Raj Thackeray. I am sure that he still believes that he would have handled the hostage situation better than anyone else with his elite MNNS commandos.

17 comments:

Krishna Kumar said...

Hmmm..comment cheyadaniki emi levu.. :|

Vee said...

its totally inhumane on their part to make an attempt of this kind on anyone. i wonder if they are human beings at all, targeting to kill 5000 people

Anonymous said...

"Friends, it’s not time to blame others. It’s time for us to stay united and stand by the authorities to sort out the issue" THAT IS SO VERY TRUE YOU HAVE A GREAT BLOG AND I WISH YOU THE BEST, I HOPE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU.

Keshi said...

Im with ya Satish. Its no time for Blame games. Somehow it all happened and we r all in shock. Its so very sad. No one had to die that way...no one!


**Who told you that your people can live happily ever after, if you take the lives of innocent people?”.


Exactly my qn to them. I posted along similar lines today. I was not gonna be bak for awhile but I had to speak out...I just had to.

I've been so very sad since last Wednesday.

TC
Keshi.

Pavi!!!! said...

Yes..this should not turn into some political drama..we cant afford to lose sight of the main issue.
GodForbid,but One more incident liek this will make the terrorists over confident!n that shldn't happen.

Appeal to the terrorists Satish..Really u think they care whether u beg, plead,scream anything at all?

Mysterious Mia said...

well the mumbai attacks totally piss me off every single i read it....it was crazy...people r badly hurt n agitated n i guess this time we the people of india shud do something abt it....

n the thackeray's......biggest jackasses ever mate

Keshi said...

oii Satish Im bak! ;-)

Keshi.

Ekta said...

well...when the cat is ard the rats run to their holes and hide..
that shld answer ur q on thackeray and his "brave" clan...
Disgusting is the mildest word to describe them

Satish Bolla said...

@kk
u r right, thammudu

Satish Bolla said...

@vee..
they r assholes, not martyrs. i don't know whn they'll realize this

Satish Bolla said...

@kayla
hey, thanx for dropping by. will pass by ur blog in the coming few days.

Satish Bolla said...

@keshi
i can see that u r bacckkkk with a bang. those were great pics of u

Satish Bolla said...

@pavi
as u can see, the blame game has already started. n let's hope nothing ever happens like this.

n i know that those assholes wil never listen to me. but something is better than keeping mum, right?

Satish Bolla said...

@princess mia
it's all about "we should do". but it's never abt "what we did". its been 2 weekns down the line, n everybody forgot abt it.

Satish Bolla said...

@ekta
well said, buddy

broca's area said...

hope it doesnt repeat next time..it was too violent...

Anonymous said...

yeah it was bad... i lost Unni sir... he used to buy us fauji daru when we were still in school... he proved himself...but for what ?? is this gonna stop??? god bless the country...