03-19-2005, 06:37 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Viren+Mar 17 2005, 08:56 AM-->QUOTE(Viren @ Mar 17 2005, 08:56 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Rewind the cassette till Madrid blast where 12 million Spaniards flocked the streets -- almost a quarter of a Spain's population out on the roads, within fortnight the government at center got changed - Aznar out, Zappata in.
Now pit above scenario against Bombay bomb blast, which killed and wounded more humans than Madrid, and judge for yourself what transpired thereafter - Nada, nothing, fickle minded we must be, if not unpatriotic.
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There's another side to this Keshto that we'd never want the nation's destiny to be swayed by one terrorist attack. I you recall, Spain was in middle of elections when the train bombing just swayed the results from one party to another.
I don't remember who, but someone (B Raman?) had mentioned that such publicity around terrorist incidents is oxygen that terrorists crave for and every effort should be made to deny the kind of publicity these creeps seek. The flip side of this is that nation can become indifferent and callous to the death of fellow citizens. I think the very next day after the Gateway of India blasts in Mumbai, the hawkers and street artists were back selling their wares.
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Sure.
Every thing has pros n cons.
Is there a coin with just one side only?
What I wished to convey to my fellow indian brothers, is to duplicate those senses of patriotic spaniards, who have sense of belonging for their nation, and not otherwise, which is the case for Indians.
Bombay bomb blast was a national tragedy, for not only 300 died and 2000 wounded, they hit numbers of economic targets of bombay.
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At 1:30 PM a powerful car bomb exploded in the basement of the Mumbai Stock Exchange building. The 28-story office building housing the exchange was destroyed, and many nearby office buildings were also severely damaged. About 50 were killed by this explosion. About 30 minutes later, another car bomb exploded elsewhere in the city, and from 1:30 PM to 3:40 PM a total of 13 bombs exploded throughout Bombay. Most of the bombs were car bombs, but some were in in scooters. Three hotels, the Hotel Sea Rock, Hotel Juhu Centaur, and Hotel Airport Centaur, were targeted by suitcase bombs left in rooms booked by the perpetrators. Banks, government offices, hotels, an airline office (the Air India Building), and a major shopping complex. Bombs exploded at Zaveri Bazar, Century Bazar, Katha Bazar, Shiv Sena Bhawan, and Plaza Theatre. A jeep-bomb at the Century Bazar exploded early, thwarting another attack. Grenades were also thrown at Sahar International Airport and at Fishermen's Colony, apparently targeting Hindus at the latter.
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Indians are nonchalant.
Lakshmi mittal's billions are his own. He only wrote a cheque worth 25,000 dollars for gujrat earthquack.
Lalu prasad yadav embezzled cow fodder funds and still a central cabinet minister.
Only In India.
How many Indians have contributed to saurav kalia's bereaved family who was killed mercilessly by pakis?
You know what i am talking about.
Now pit above scenario against Bombay bomb blast, which killed and wounded more humans than Madrid, and judge for yourself what transpired thereafter - Nada, nothing, fickle minded we must be, if not unpatriotic.
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There's another side to this Keshto that we'd never want the nation's destiny to be swayed by one terrorist attack. I you recall, Spain was in middle of elections when the train bombing just swayed the results from one party to another.
I don't remember who, but someone (B Raman?) had mentioned that such publicity around terrorist incidents is oxygen that terrorists crave for and every effort should be made to deny the kind of publicity these creeps seek. The flip side of this is that nation can become indifferent and callous to the death of fellow citizens. I think the very next day after the Gateway of India blasts in Mumbai, the hawkers and street artists were back selling their wares.
It is a double edged sword.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Sure.
Every thing has pros n cons.
Is there a coin with just one side only?
What I wished to convey to my fellow indian brothers, is to duplicate those senses of patriotic spaniards, who have sense of belonging for their nation, and not otherwise, which is the case for Indians.
Bombay bomb blast was a national tragedy, for not only 300 died and 2000 wounded, they hit numbers of economic targets of bombay.
QUOTE:
At 1:30 PM a powerful car bomb exploded in the basement of the Mumbai Stock Exchange building. The 28-story office building housing the exchange was destroyed, and many nearby office buildings were also severely damaged. About 50 were killed by this explosion. About 30 minutes later, another car bomb exploded elsewhere in the city, and from 1:30 PM to 3:40 PM a total of 13 bombs exploded throughout Bombay. Most of the bombs were car bombs, but some were in in scooters. Three hotels, the Hotel Sea Rock, Hotel Juhu Centaur, and Hotel Airport Centaur, were targeted by suitcase bombs left in rooms booked by the perpetrators. Banks, government offices, hotels, an airline office (the Air India Building), and a major shopping complex. Bombs exploded at Zaveri Bazar, Century Bazar, Katha Bazar, Shiv Sena Bhawan, and Plaza Theatre. A jeep-bomb at the Century Bazar exploded early, thwarting another attack. Grenades were also thrown at Sahar International Airport and at Fishermen's Colony, apparently targeting Hindus at the latter.
UNQUOTE:
Indians are nonchalant.
Lakshmi mittal's billions are his own. He only wrote a cheque worth 25,000 dollars for gujrat earthquack.
Lalu prasad yadav embezzled cow fodder funds and still a central cabinet minister.
Only In India.
How many Indians have contributed to saurav kalia's bereaved family who was killed mercilessly by pakis?
You know what i am talking about.