Lot of water has flown down the river since the Mumbai terror attack. However, it still brings to light a lot of interesting points. To start with one wonders what kind of training, motivation or inspiration are provided to these 20 something young guys so that they are so determined not only to carry out these dastardly acts and but also to lay down their lives in the process. Though completely misdirected, one can’t help appreciating the leadership of these terror outfits for their strategy and impeccable execution using inexperienced young guys who have just been trained for a few years. I am sure the corporate world would like to learn a lesson or two from these people. I doubt if our national leaders are even interested to think about it. All they understand is their balance in some Swiss bank. There was a scam even for caskets meant for the Army and that should give us an idea regarding the level to which our leaders can stoop for a few dollars more.
In stark contrast to the professional planning and execution by the terrorists who were well equiped we were amateurish taken completely by surprise despite frequent attacks in the past. How could we leave the Gateway of India completely unguarded and without surveillance? Our lack of preparedness and right ammunition was glaring in our face till at least help arrived from the capital. The extent of disaster could have been much worse but for sacrifices of brave hearts like Hemant Karkare, Vijay Salaskar, Ashok Kamte, Sandeep Unnikrishnan. Bomb Blast in India has become a routine affair; thanks to the lackadaisical attitude of our leaders. However, the attacks in Taj and Oberoi were different from the other attacks in the sense that people who were victims of these horrible ordeals were not common people who travel by local trains, wait at the bus stop or go to Gokul chat. In fact a few parliamentarians were also victims of this attack though they survived. But our leaders are incorrigibly corrupt and nothing is going to change them. They are incapable of seeing beyond their immediate selfish gain. They lack the thinking ability to realize that when you spoil the system for your own selfish gain you may end up paying the price for it one day. Because no matter how powerful you may be you are still part of the system that you have destroyed. Corruption and nepotism have spread like cancers in our society and have made our systems hollow. No wonder these illiterate guys with a few years training can strike at us at their will.
The remarks of the CM of Kerala regarding Major Unnikrishnan show the real feelings of our leaders towards common man. It actually came from his heart. These leaders are no different than the Britishers whom they have replaced. At least the Britishers never pretended and our own leaders have plundered this country more than Mahmud of Ghazni, the Moghuls and the Britishers combined. Look at the action of another leader, the CM of Maharashtra, where it all took place. He thought this was an opportunity to further the career of his son. So like visiting his personal property he took his son and a director along with him when Mr. Ratan Tata himself who is the rightful owner of the hotel was waiting outside for a long time for the place to be handed over to him. Where are the leaders like Lakbahadur Shastri who asked his son not to accept a job offer as he thought it was an indirect bribe to him?
The silence of Raj Thakre was really deafening during those 3-4 days when people from all over the country were involved in this sordid episode either as victims or as fighters, one wonders where was Raj and his team of goondas? They could have selectively protected at least the Marathi Manush. This brings to light their true character. It is one thing to beat up, harras and threaten helpless and defenceless people who are struggling to make a living but it is quite another thing to be able to fight a real threat or almost a war waged by trained and well equiped terrorists.
I have a good friend who is an excellent IPS officer and I once asked him about his posting to the state capital and his reply was that the plum postings were reserved for those who could pay the right amount. Here in Hyderabad there was a burglary in one of my friend’s house and he didn’t even report to the police as it is well known without the right contact you will end up being harassed by the police keeping in view his experience with them when he had lost his mobile. So how can we expect the fishermen to proactively pass on any information to the police?
No one wants war; very true. No one wants to die a violent, miserable and senseless death either in a terrorist attack. The point is not whether you want a war or not; but if you are forced to choose only between war and random terrorist attack which one you will choose. We have been known to be a very soft target as a country. Are we going to do something about that image? If we can't bite let us refrain from barking also. Last week I saw "A Wednesday" on UTV. It was a good and timely movie. The common man played by Naseerrudin Shah was not keen to do what he did, but circumstances had left him with little choice. What would one do if it is a fight for survival? Unfortunately we are not living in an ideal world and it is time we learnt from our past mistakes and take some concrete actions. Moreover, may be the definition of war has changed over time. The war as is conventionally known to be fought on the borders might have undergone metamorphosis in the age of technology. Perhaps we are already in it whether we like it or not.
Last but not the least is the role of media who made it easier for the terrorists by their senseless live telecast. What happened to their own thinking which they keep on writing and discussing about others? Even if there was no law to prevent it they could have used some self regulation and self discipline. There are more important things than TRP e.g. lives of real people.
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