Phaniprasad at Sane and Able says he is sick of rhetoric that follows after such incidents.
A few predictable ones that came out this time around are..
1. “We condemn this incident.” - PM (achaa?)
2. “It is an act of terrorism.” - HM (ha! no way, kya baat kar raha hai)
3. “It is an act of cowardice.” (heard THAT before)
4. “India will not bow before terrorism.” PM again (he said the same thing after 7/11)
Gowrishankar is angry that event after event happens and almost nothing changes.
Linked by mridula. Join Blogbharti facebook group.I can easily guess what would be reaction for next few days.
1) VIPS visit the spot.
2) Media will be covering the scenes exclusively. Interviewing survivors/victim’s family/politicians.
3) Government/Police suspect X or Y terrorist groups involvement.
4) Opposition blame the government for not being pro-active.
5) A special commission will be formed to investigate the case.So easy right!!!
What is happennig to the reports submitted to government by these commissions for ealier incidents?
Editors Note: The comment has been removed due to its cheap contents.
go and hang every troll and anonymous coward and kill all flame baits!
I agree. These anon commenters don’t have any balls to say their name and it just shows their cheap attitude. Unfortunately, this dumbass anon commenter couldn’t even realize that many people who died in that blast are Muslims from Pakistan. We have such shameful characters in India and we have no right to criticize fundamentalists from other countries.
I couldn’t agree more with Phaniprasad and Gowrishankar. The rhetoric, the apathy and muddled investigation that follows is so irritating. Add to that the international media gives it very little coverage. CNN and BBC in the states covered it under “In other headlines” category.
This is lucky February and Phagun- month of Holi.
If this were to happen on Pakistani soil, killing perhaps only Indian (Hindu/Sikh?) passengers, our bellicose middle class and their e-media would have concocted all kinds of theories.
And some of them surely would have asked the government to invade Pakistan!
Riot, sometimes I just feel too numb to react to these situations, in one of those moods. But thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts.
Aniruddha, thanks a lot for your well thought out comment.
Asian Age today Feb 22 2007 quotes Bal Thackeray having said : “he would have felt proud if there was any Hindu behind the blasts…we have men but not the bombs”.
And remember his party emerged the largest party in recent polls to BMC.
Is this what we deserve? If not, why we get this and what can we do to prevent this from happening?