Terror in INDIA.... AGAIN!!!

I have always been very proud of my country. The country is called INDIA and I am an INDIAN. Probably, for the first time in my LIFE, I don’t really have that sense of patriotism in me. The recent happenings in personal, social and political circles have dented my love for my country. The biggest blow has been because of the recent terrorist activities in Mumbai. Unknown number of terrorists have held a nation to ransom for the past 50 hours. It is not known yet (even as I am writing this) as to how many of them are present, the amount of ammunition that they possess, their nationalities and etc etc.

The reason I am ashamed about my country today is that, we are being toothless, powerless, aimless, careless cowards. In plainspeak HIJDAS!! The f###in terrorists keep raping us over and over and over again. All we do in return is bend-over. There have been innumerous attacks and blast over past decade. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING is done in return. It is not impossible to keep a nation safe, however big, vast, dense or diverse it is. It just needs political and social will. The will to ensure the safety of fellow human beings. The visuals on television have disturbed me a lot. I am not able to take it off my mind. I could not watch any other channel, not even cartoons. The trauma that innocent people are going through out there in Mumbai, has hurt me a lot. No human being deserves to die in such circumstances. It’s a disgrace on us collectively, that we no longer value human life with the dignity and honor that it deserves. I wonder where the ch##iya politicians are? Safe and secure at their homes, with three-tier security? Sipping on hot chai or hot drinks?? I am very sure that Mr. Shivraj Patil, the home minister would be back on television once its safe, with his usual statements of “We will ensure that the culprits are brought to book.” Or “We will ensure that the safety and integrity of the nation is not compromised.” BALLS to him and his fake statements. There is the usual speculation of the terrorists being from across the border. Theories of they being trained in Pakistan or Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. If we are so sure that the terrorists and their camps are across the border, why don’t we attack them and do a clean-up job. If its not appropriate to attack Pakistan, why not attack POK, which does not belong to Pak anyways?? Are we not plain Eunuchs to be warming up and sitting with folded hands, like sitting ducks?? Why should we try to get international approval to save OUR motherland?? Whom should we get an approval from? The UN? Which is indeed an organization no better than a town municipality. The UN either does not have any powers or is just like INDIA, lazy, ignorant and the least bit bothered about matters of life and death. WHEN is INDIA going to wake up and perform its duties??

The incident has been a common point of discussion even at my workplace. Everyone has their opinion on the subject (just like the way I am having mine here J) Some people blame the government, some the Pakistanis and some even the muslims in general. While one colleague has become extremely vary of them, another has started developing a deep sense of hatred. Yet another is just not bothered about the religion, race or color of the terrorists. But, one thing is for sure, such acts do not make the community any popular. The terrorists themselves are not helping in changing this attitude, as they repeatedly call these activities as JIHAD!! Since I am an atheist and don’t really have any sort of love or hatred to any particular religion, I don’t really have an opinion on the same. I have a lot of friends and some of them are muslims as well. Some really nice, simple and gentle people who are just like any other common man on the street. BUT, they should also be very careful about the situation. They should be aware of the nefarious ideas that the politicians have, so that they get more mileage and in turn votes in the elections. The other communities too should be aware of this.

The manner in which the whole incident has been handled is also very disheartening. Its very easy to be very jingoistic and call the operation a great success. But, in reality it does leave a lot to be desired of. The NSG has no doubt done an admirable job. But, I still don’t understand as to why they would need 9 long and precious hours to reach Mumbai from Delhi? The local administration too has failed miserably. One could see a lot of civilians at close proximity to the places where the militants were present. They were seen to be trying to help victims, congratulating NSG commandos or even simply peeping or staring at whatever was happening. I agree that they were eager to help or even just curious. But, “Curiosity killed the Cat!” it is just not safe for civilians without any sort of training to be in such places. When armed and trained personnel are having a hard time, what do these morons think they could do? Infact I think they do more disservice by blocking the way of ambulances or other emergency services. They also become soft targets to the terrorists. The television news channels are also to be blamed. Though they have been doing a good job at providing information to the concerned fellow INDIANS, they are also causing damage by asking the common man to be journalists. This has lead to people taking risks to click some pictures or shoot videos on cheap cellphones. The media has also been very reckless in going too close to the actual locations to get a closer and exclusive view for their channels. This in turn puts additional burden on the hapless poor policemen. The local administration has shown its lack of planning, preparedness and logic in not cordoning off the areas or putting up barricades such that stupid, curious and dumb people do not become target practice.

Finally, I don’t know when this ordeal is going to end. I am just hoping that it ends soon with as few casualties as possible. I also hope that the coward and selfish politicians pull up their socks and act swiftly and do something about tackling terror. I do not know whether I would live for another day to write another blog, but, I do hope that I will. I would genuinely want to help the authorities in whatever way possible in such situations. But, I would not want to be a hindrance to the sincere efforts of those involved. Hoping for a happy and peaceful tomorrow.

JAI HIND!!

Also:
http://rangaaa.blogspot.com/2008/05/there-were-bomb-blasts-in-jaipur-couple.html
http://rangaaa.blogspot.com/2008/08/is-india-great-country.html