14 July 2011,
The city of dreams was attacked again. Yes, yet again.
3 years back, I left Bombay for good, just a day before 26/11 happened. I used to frequent Leopold's Cafe, the Sea Lounge at the Taj, and lived bang opposite where the Indian governments son-in-law Ajmal Kasab was caught. Watched it live on TV for 3 continuous days, and the only thought which came to mind was, why the hell did I have to leave the city a day before all that happened. Somehow, I wanted to be in the city when all of it was happening.. The pain I felt sitting in Delhi and watching it happen on screen made me cry for being helpless and not able to do anything for a city which I love the most. Just to be there with the people of Bombay, would have given some peace to my heart....
Fast forward to 2011, the cowards choose to attack the city again, this time with bombs at three different crowded places killing and injuring innocent people. One question always come to my mind, and which I want to ask these cowards:
- Why do you always keep attacking and target innocent civilians and the general public?
What do you achieve? Do you think it matters to the Indian Government or politicians? They are sitting ducks and shall continue to do so, until and unless you bang someone from within them... If you aim is to create fear in the minds of the public, then you are mistaken, as getting killed by a bomb blast is better than to die of hunger. Be it Bombay or any other place in India, the public will come out of their shelters and do their normal work and routine to feed their families. Conclusion- stop doing it. You are seriously not achieving anything, and simply wasting your time.
On the other hand, our media has no apathy left with the public. They come out with news headlines such as "Day after serial blasts, Mumbaikars venture out boldly'. My question to the media -- Do the people of Bombay or India have any other choice but to go about their routine work? To call this the spirit of Mumbai, it is like hiding the inefficiency of our security and political network. Politicians come out with statements such as these to save their @ss, the media should not!.
Numb.....
Sidharth Mehta
Dubai, UAE
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