“We are not serious about communal harmony. Issues like communal harmony should not be deliberated upon only after incidents like bomb blasts but we need to be vigilant about such issues all the time,” said FT Khorakiwala, former sheriff of Mumbai and president of CCBT at a press conference on Friday.

He expects participation of around 10,000 people on March 12. Groups of citizens, including bomb blast victims, will start the march at 6 pm from four of the 13 venues where the blasts took place — Stock Exchange building, Air India building, Samuel Street (Wadgadi) and Zaveri Bazar.

They will converge at Azad Maidan at 7.30 pm where radio presenter Amin Sayani will administer a pledge against terrorism and communalism. Deputy chief minister RR Patil and Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Gafoor are expected to be present at Azad Maidan.

Khorakiwala said, “Terrorism has unfortunately taken a religious colour. Through the peace march, we also hope to dispel myths of those who are misguided. We need to create an environment where there is no place for terrorism”

Khorakiwala believes that the march will empower people who ‘keep quite out of fear or sheer callous attitude’ and will strengthen the movement against terrorism and communalism which are ‘great road blocks for national integration and prosperity of the country as a whole’.