I am so tired of writing similar blogs that I can’t even think of any words anymore. How many times the words can be repeated to describe seemingly unchanging environment. We have terrorists coming from Karachi by sea this time. They captured an Indian fishing ship and killed all the fishermen (poor souls, no one is even counting them among the victims of Mumbai carnage) and after reaching Mumbai coast all hell broke loose. It’s obvious that readers will ask me that how come this is not surprising? Because same thing happened 15 years ago! Instead of men it was RDX that showed up at the shore. It wasn’t just Mumbai coast which is close to Pakistan border but the RDX landed all the way on to the shore of southern Konkan. Then explosives made their way into Mumbai and ended up killing at least 300 people. To be honest there was at least one difference in 93 bomb blast and 08 carnage. The main culprits Memon brothers were still in India after the blasts and so was Dawood Ibrahim – the sordid underworld mastermind of the blasts. But with grace of our politicians as well as cops then they were expatriated to Pakistan with 'honor'. In recent attack on Mumbai terrorists were killed in Mumbai only. Apart from this difference the Déjà vu continues!
One of my articles was published in Indian Express right after 2006 bomb blasts in Mumbai. In the article I mentioned that modus operandi of the attacks are eerily similar. It’s all most like cut-copy-paste. Years go by the peripheral of terrorists hitting at will is encompassing more and more cities the official response to it remains blithely incompetent and morally corrupt. The government doesn’t talk tough nor does it act tough. In 1993 RDX was planted across Mumbai and in 2008 terrorists planted themselves across Mumbai. The emergency response was not adequate in 1993 and it still doesn’t generate any confidence. The political response to the attack was absolutely shameful in 1993 and in 2009 the response doesn't even exist. Our Prime Minster - a clone of Neville Chamberlain - is hiding at some location thinking about how to retire nicely. Our home minister resigns only when Sonia Gandhi shows her displeasure at him, not when 173 people were savagely put to death by terrorists.
The terror plot points directly to Pakistan in 1993 and it’s beyond doubt that it’s Pakistan (yes the whole nation is a terrorist nation!) that organized killing fields in Mumbai., In 1993 Pakistan was asking for proof and it’s still can’t understand that why on earth Indians are blaming them? Perhaps they should ask that question to Osama Bin Laden who I am pretty sure is celebrating his Christmas with Zardari!
But that’s not it. What’s worse is the public response to these killings remains same too! Life must go on and show must go on are some of the favorite phrases that always make merry appearance after terror attacks. You know what, fuck that shit…..sometime life doesn’t go on. It should be stopped and problem should be solved before starting the show. When diagnosed with Cancer do we say that “oh too bad but life must go on!” no, we immediately do the surgery. Similarly, right now it’s absolutely imperative for Indian society to take care of politicians (Sonia Gandhi? Where the heck is she? Holidaying in Italy?) And more importantly take care of Pakistan. The nation of Pakistan is a cancer to the world. With no known contribution to the civilization, it’s only known export to the world is terrorism. Moreover it’s not our responsibility to save that cancerous gland. We need to put all the options on the table (Mr. Mukharji, shame on you. You are defense minister of India, not of Pakistan) and evaluate pros and cons. We don’t have to go to war right away. But sever economic sanctions with complete freeze on any kind of ties with Pakistan would be a good start. And for the love of all that is sweet in this world fuck all the cricket (does anyone even know that Javed Miandad’s daughter is married to Dawood Ibrahims’ son?) Please I am begging the money-mongers of BCCI to not to send Indian team to Pakistan. In fact, I am begging to Sachin to opt out of tour. I am pretty sure when Sachin says no then the tour will be cancelled.
Also send all those bastard contestants in sa re ga ma back to Pakistan. We don’t need those terrorist singers in India. Anyone who says that music heals, should stand in a Local train approaching the train station where AK-47 wielding gunmen are firing 600 rounds per minute. Healing my ass!
Rabindranath Tagore went to Japan once. The university organized his lecture series. Surprisingly no one showed up. So the organizers started knocking doors in the neighborhood and asking people to come. But people refused to show up. They said that the speaker represents a defeated nation and what’s the point in listening to a defeated philosophy.
Japanese were right in their assertion. A Defeated nation can give only a defeated response. Only a defeatist society would go on with their lives nonchalant in the face of repeated catastrophe. Our society stands true to this criteria.
We are a defeated nation.
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