Mumbai Rocked By Deadly Attacks
A similar tone of shock, anger and frustration follows in every news channel. Mumbai has yet again been the 'scapegoat' of sorts... and we never learn. When I say 'we' I don't mean only the Intelligence but our politicians too. After countless blasts in the country in the past few months it is the same shock and anger we read on our television sets and newspapers. It is almost surprising if there are no terrorists on a shooting spree or there has not been a bomb blast in any part of India. It is a part of our routine now, listening to a handful of brainwashed fanatics talking about 'holy war' and that they are doing the 'work of God'. Who God? What God? Over the years that word has lost its meaning in my life.
The picture says it all
And here I see the politicians not ready to even apologise to the public for their incompetence. Instead, the opposition goes on air blaming the government and they retaliate by quoting the Kargil war and how bad the security was when they were in power (?!!) If only I could express in words what I think about what they say. Calling it bullshit is being very kind and I don't see how the families who lost their loved ones would pardon their existence. And they have the audacity to point fingers at each other after people gave their lives for their blunder. Tomorrow anybody will come with an AK-47 and a bag full of hand grenades and there is nothing we can do except run for cover?! What the hell are they thinking? Hold on.. I don't know if they even think... so that is a very invalid question. They don't care a hoot as long as they are nice and cozy in their homes with Z-category security while others are killed like insects; it sums up to just that. They promise a million things when it comes to fighting terrorists and what have they done so far? I suppose they will justify that they have spent an astronomical amount over the issue... I m sure one half of which will go unaccounted for and the other half will go in setting up a committee talking whatever and then that's the end of it. Why blame Pakistan when we are not able to keep up the security? They may be sheltering terrorists but what have we done to keep our country secure? Today they came by boat, tomorrow they will come with a warship! The question is ''Are we READY?" We don't even have enough bullet-proof vests for crying out loud! I think Shobha De's words are reverberating in everyone's thoughts now, "Enough is enough!". Not just Mumbai, not just India, but the whole world is mourning today and if nothing concrete is done those handful of beasts will be enough to sacrifice the country to chaos and bloodbath. No Mr Politician, I am not gonna be calm and put my faith in you because whatever you have done in the years after independence amounts to nothing! Don't you dare tell us that we should be resilient because you just talk and your words would never sound more hollow when you go all politically correct. Government's Work is God's Work ... ?! If that is God's work then thank God I am an atheist.
