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An event organised by the Home Ministry to express peoples’ solidarity against terror saw a fair sprinkling of politicians and ministers at the India Gate lawns on Sunday.
But the evening belonged to the large number of prominent personalities from different fields who got together to send out a message against terrorism and express their solidarity with the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
It was the first of a kind event organised by the Home Ministry to mark the first anniversary of the culmination of 26/11 operations.
Actors Shahrukh Khan and Nandita Das, sports icons Abhinav Bindra and Sania Mirza, renowned musician Dr L Subramaniam and a host of other eminent citizens participated in the event and read out their messages of hope and triumph over terrorism and violence.
Noted author Javed Akhtar read out his latest poem, which, he said, he had written just three days ago, on November 26.
Artistes Shilpa Rao, Shankar Mahadevan and Kavitha Krishnamurthy also gave short performances.
Urging people to unite in the fight against terror, Shahrukh Khan said he was sometimes surprised to be asked about his opinion on terror. “Because there can never be two opinions about terror. It has to be rejected in all forms,” he said.
The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta said the best response to terrorists can only come from the people. He said by indulging in violence, the terrorists were trying to decide how some of us would die and the most apt way to deal with that would be not to allow them to dictate how everyone should live.
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The idea of a solidarity rally sounds good but how effective is it? Is it going to scan our airports and railways and beaches for terrorists? The Home Ministry and the government should spend their time more effectively in having undercover operations to find terrorists and break up their operations. This is another way of wasting tax money to do nothing. How about training police officers, giving them good weapons? The New York Times wrote a scathing article that there was no real improvements made in fighting terrorism in Mumbai, a year after the Mumbai attack. I felt miserable after reading it. The Indian government should start taking a little pride in their country and start taking meaningful steps in preventing terrorist attacks. Leave the candle light vigils to social groups!!
The idea of a solidarity rally sounds good but how effective is it? Is it going to scan our airports and railways and beaches for terrorists? The Home Ministry and the government should spend their time more effectively in having undercover operations to find terrorists and break up their operations. This is another way of wasting tax money to do nothing. How about training police officers, giving them good weapons? The New York Times wrote a scathing article that there was no real improvements made in fighting terrorism in Mumbai, a year after the Mumbai attack. I felt miserable after reading it. The Indian government should start taking a little pride in their country and start taking meaningful steps in preventing terrorist attacks. Leave the candle light vigils to social groups!!