Main Kasab Ban Jaaunga

I know.... I know you all are missing me... and my posts, of course ! Well, I was busy with my exam preparations. Yes, MBA has semester pattern... Matlab university waalo ko saal mein 2 mauke milte hain humaari beizzati karne ke !!

And this one is not my original creation. I read it on Facebook. I liked it very much. Yes ! Its a poem. It is a Hindi poem originally titled "A poem by unemployed youth of India", but I feel this poem not just reflects the sentiments of unemployed youth, but it is a mirror of general Indian sentiments. 

Here you go !

माँ मुझे एक बंदूक दे दे

मै कसाब बन जाऊँगा

दो चार मंत्री को मार

रोज कबाब मै खाऊँगा

यहाँ तो इक चादर भी नहीं

वहाँ नरम बिछौना पाऊँगा

दिन रात मै जागूँ यहाँ

वहाँ चैन की नींद सो जाऊँगा

यहाँ मिले गाली और घूंसा

यहाँ रोज मार मै खाऊँगा

वहाँ मुझे छिंक भी आये

तुरंत दवाई मै पाऊँगा

घर की सूखी रोटी से तो अच्छा

रोज बिरयानी खाऊंगा

और जब मैं अदालत में जाऊ

तो मंद मंद मुस्कराऊंगा

मुझे देख भारतवासी गुस्से से तिलमिलाए

तो उनकी किस्मत पर तरस खाऊंगा

फिर देना जब जनम मुझे

मै ऐसा भाग न पाऊँगा

माँ मुझे एक बंदूक दे दे

मै कसाब बन जाऊँगा

I do not preach violence or killings. But the fact that a bloody terrorist is enjoying the Indian hospitality rather than being hanged hurts me a lot. Kasab is the safest man in India. And we, the citizens of India, are still unsafe !

Thodi kahi, zyaada samajhna !

Such is life.

PS: If the Government of India is citing silly reasons like shortage of hangmen, I would love to play a hangman for Kasab ! Kasam se....

Mumbai 26/11 - Bhoole Nahi Hum....

Extraordinary circumstances evoke extreme reactions and therefore need to be handled with extreme caution. The Mumbai terror strike brought death, devastation and shame. The vultures who wrote the script had planned it like this. What more could they have expected. They got round the clock television coverage as they held a nation of a billion plus population to ransom. And even though everything went according to their script what they failed to calculate was the enormous, once in a life time, kind of opportunity that they presented to the mighty Indian nation.

History is replete with examples. Opportunity travels alongside death and devastation. Japan was able to grab it because the death and devastation caused by the nuclear strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were wrapped in shame. America's 9/11 also had shame written all over. And now if those who planned the terror strikes in India are not taken care of once and for all the opportunity that has come alongside the Mumbai shame would also be lost for good.

Of what good is the nuclear deterrent if we can be bled like this. Has the weapon of peace been good to us in any way? Peace sells, but who's buying it? The lives of those who are still lucky to be alive are in no way more important than those who have laid down their lives. Let not a single drop of Indian blood go waste. Those who are coming out on to the streets be ware, it is no candle light party out there. Everything comes for a cost and the cost has to be borne by everyone.

Let's not look up for any kind of action to the Singh who became king by buying votes in parliament. Nor from the BJP that abused the ATS chief a day before his death and later turned up at his residence to offer a compensation of Rs One Crore to his family. Nor the communists for whom shame is a decent word. Only a rabid dog could have said this: not a dog would have visited the Unnikrishnans' house had it not been the slain Major's house. Where and when in history has a martyr's father been treated like this? What could be more shameful than this?

The solution is lying somewhere around in the dark. We needed to act, and we needed to act fast. But we didn't. Who's responsible for this cowardly act? All eyes on Pakistan. All fingers point to Pakistan. We even had the proofs. But we couldn't do anything. We handed a number of dossiers to the neighbor, but no stern action taken till date.

Mr Manmohan Singh, a year is too much. For you, it might be just one-fifth (just twenty per cent) of your term, but to the families of the martyrs and deceased, each day passed as a year. And you didn't care. Only monetary compensation and showing sympathy is not the solution. The solution lies in curbing terror from the root.

Yes !! I feel shame when I have to accept that we have failed. I don't know what others feel. I don't know if Mr Manmohan Singh feels the shame or not, but I do. 'Coz we failed. We failed to provide security not only to our people, but also to foreign nationals. We failed to act against the perpetrators. We are merely watching the tamaasha unfold in Pakistan. We are helpless. We lack the spirit. We shouldn't have moved on with this until any strong action had been taken. But we moved on. India lacks leadership. India lacks courage.

I feel shame when I see the President of India having a gala time flying a Sukhoi, but she has no time to come down to Mumbai on the first anniversary of the deadly massacre. I feel shame when I see pics of the Prime Minister partying in the USA when people are paying homage to the martyrs and the deceased. It happens only in India !!

If India is crying for leadership, this crisis had the potential to throw up one. Only raising slogans against the government and the politicians is not enough. A few of us should have raised from the rubble to become leaders. But we chose to remain silent and protest. Candle light vigils can just add CO2 to the already polluted environment. Let there be no peace till the perpetrators of the Mumbai Mayhem are smoked out of their safe holes.

JAI HIND !!! JAI JAWAAN !!! 

May the souls of the martyrs and the deceased rest in peace....

Amen.

Cruelty to Peace Prize !

What is the difference between a Google Wave invite and a Nobel prize? Anyone can get a Nobel (Rohit Khetarpal)

Kissinger, Begin, Sadat, Obama, etc. But not Mahatma Gandhi? What kind of peace prize is this? (Vir Sanghvi)

They once gave Winston Churchill the Nobel for literature! So they have a history of sucking up to the powerful (Vir Sanghvi) 

Do you think the Norwegians want something from America? The Nobel to Obama makes no sense otherwise (Vir Sanghvi) 

Do you think Obama got the Nobel for making peace with Hillary? Can't think of any other achievement.. (Vir Sanghvi) 

Personally think that while im an Obama fan, a Nobel is utterly disproportionate. Nobels should be given for achievements not passion (Barkha Dutt)

nobel goes to obama the brand, not obama the individual. in the age of marketing, guess branding matters more than substance. (Rajdeep Sardesai)

Well, these were just a few tweets that I came across. And I'm sure there would be a millions showing their shock over this award. Nobel is losing the status it once had.

I'd like to throw some light on why this controversy has arisen. There are a few points behind it :

• The nominations were due to the Nobel committee on Feb 1. Mr Obama took the office on Jan 20. So what Obama-ji did in 264 hours wins him the prestigious award !!
• The committee cast their votes in June. Even at that time, four months of Obama's steps (or rather ideas) towards world peace and nuclear proliferation were so great that they won him a Nobel !
• Even if we take the time of the declaration, which happens to be 9 months after becoming the US Prez, its a very short period for someone to receive such an honour.

If someone can win a Nobel just on the basis of how much can he talk about world peace (rather than work for it), I think our very own Mahesh Bhatt and Rakhi Sawant (with due respect to both) should concentrate on 'world peace' and 'nuclear proliferation' instead of poking their nose in every other matter. That could win them a Nobel. ;)


I do not hate Obama. In fact, I preferred Obama over John McCain to be the US President. I just feel that he, at this point of time, does not deserve the Nobel.


Lets have a look at Obama's failures (towards world peace) :

• Pakistan continues to get US Aid (and that too tripled) even after suspicious links of the Pakistan Army and ISI with the terrorists.
• Failed attempts to curb the activities of Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
• US Army still there in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Failed to stop Iran and North Korea's nuclear programmes.
• Delay in releasing Guantenamo prisoners.

With this award to Obama, the prestigious Norwegian Nobel prize has lost its credibility. I call this a cruelty to the Peace Prize. Still, Congrats Obama-ji !!!

Kargil - a war that wasn't....

Ten years ago, on this day, India supposedly 'won' a battle. A battle which wasn't technically a battle 'coz it was fought inside India's own territory. Yet, Kargil war was something thats still fresh in the memories of thousands of Indians. Although many of the youngsters of my age do not exactly know what happened in 1999, but I do. When top-notch politicians (read :: Union Minister Shreeprakash Jaiswal) doesn't remember, these youngsters can't be blamed.

Ten years ago, or even some seven years ago, if someone asked me my opinion about Kargil, I would've proudly said, "Yes, India won it. We won it. We defeated the intruders." But ten years down the line, if someone asks me the same question, my answer will definitely be different. That's coz there hasn't been the impact of Kargil war. We haven't gained much out of it. I agree that we were successful in shooing away the infiltrators, but the overall result is just NIL.

Yes, we haven't been able to achieve what we wanted. We wanted a terror-free India and a terror-free neighbourhood, which we haven't been able to get. In fact, we've lost more than we've gained. We have lost 533 brave soldiers. We've lost a hell lot of money.

And what we see today is just some self-proclaimed leaders politicising the martyrs' death for their own personal gain. Look at Congress MP Rashid Alvi. In an interview to Headlines Today, Alvi said he saw no reason to celebrate Kargil victory. "Kargil isn't a thing to be celebrated. The war was fought within our territory. We didn't even come to know when the Pakistani army crossed over and built bunkers inside our territory. It's only the NDA which may celebrate." I think a war is a war. Lets not bias it on the basis of political parties. Any war is fought for a country and not for a political party.

And as I already mentioned earlier, another Congressman and union minister Shreeprakash Jaiswal doesn't remember that 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' falls on 26th July.

Our very own Prime Minister Manmohan Singh can go to France to attend 220th anniversary of Bastille Day, but not a union minister can pay a visit to Kargil on the 10th anniversary of the war. This shows the dull attitude of the government towards those who laid their lives for the country. Can't these bloody politicians just stop playing their dirty political games and pay homage to the martyrs? Will this incident not demoralise the forces? Why would a soldier think of dying for a country just to face such a humiliation?

Although the army will be celebrating the 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' on its own right there in Kargil, the Defense minister A K Antony won't be attending it, neither any top minister or official will be there. Antony would be laying wreaths at Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate in Delhi.

I feel the government has forgotten this war. But they shouldn't forget the war heroes.

My sincere homage to all the martyrs who laid their lives so that I and other fellow Indians can be safe. Thanks a lot....

JAI HIND.... JAI JAWAN....

New York - Movie Review

Till today, if someone said New York, it reminded me of a maximum city. A city that never sleeps. A city that is a dream of millions and millions. A city where the worst terror attack (9/11) happened. But now if someone says New York, there's an addition to what it reminds me of - A movie directed by Kabir Khan starring John Abraham (as Sameer aka Sam), Katrina Kaif (as Maya), Neil Nitin Mukesh (as Omar) and of course Irrfan Khan (as FBI Agent Roshan).

Its all about what South Asians in the US went through after 9/11. It showed how they were detained, tortured for months just in the name of 'War against Terrorism'. Hundreds of innocents had to face such a shameful behaviour by the FBI all in the name of this 'Patriot Act'.

It portrays how an innocent man was detained, tortured for almost 9 months and then let free stating 'lack of evidence'. He had lost his everything - his happy-go-lucky nature, his confidence, his persona, and above all his self-respect - in this period of detention. And to regain his self-respect and to take revenge from the FBI, he then turns into a terrorist. He hides this side of him from his family till the very end. Its about how the FBI uses a terror suspect's best friend (who hasn't met him since 7 years) as an undercover agent.

Although not at par with 'Khuda Kay Liye', a Pakistani film based on the same issue, it is a nice film based on a sensitive issue, directed well by Kabir Khan. His direction has always been fantastic. I liked his earlier film 'Kabul Express' too.

All in all, its a great movie with some great acting, superb direction and really good music. I'd recommend it to be watched in a cinema theatre. Good going Kabir !!! Hats off to you....

Attack on SL Cricketers in Pak

In a daring raid reminiscent of the Mumbai attack, terrorists in Lahore targeted the Sri Lankan cricket team that is currently touring Pakistan on Tuesday morning.

Unidentified gunmen, believed to be 12 in number and armed with Kalashnikov rifles and rocket launchers, opened fire on the bus carrying the cricketers to Gaddafi stadium in the city.

Initial reports said the attackers came in a white car and reportedly surrounded the bus at Liberty Chowk in the heart of the city and first fired rockets at the bus. They then resorted to indiscriminate firing with automatic firearms.

The attackers then started firing at a police van which was providing security to the Lankan team.

City police chief Haji Habibur Rehman said five policemen died in the attack.



According to a Reuters report :

Gunmen killed at least four people in an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus on Tuesday as it drove to a stadium in the Pakistani city of Lahore, according witnesses and cricket officials.

Sri Lankan media, quoting the sports minister, said four players received minor injuries in the attack — Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavithana.

Pakistan television channels news channels said four people were killed. A witness told Reuters he believed two police commandos were killed along with a regular policeman and a traffic warden. Shopkeeper Ahmed Ali said the two police commandos had been driving behind the team bus when they were hit.

"It was a very heavy firing and I heard at least two explosions at the time," said a Reuters witness who had been on his way to cover the test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan only invited the Sri Lanka team to tour after India's team pulled out with security concerns following the militant attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai in November.

A Pakistani Cricket Board official said six players were injured and admitted to a hospital.
The players reported injured are Thilan Samaraweera, Kumar Sangakkara, Ajantha Mendis, Mahela Jayawardene, Tharanga Paranavithana and Chaminda Vaas. Vaas was reportedly carried off on a stretcher while Samaraweera and Tharanga Paranavithana were reportedly shot at.

Sri Lankan cricketer Kumara Sangakkara, while speaking to CNN-IBN, said :

"I had a sharpnel inside my shoulder, Ajantha had a few in his scalp and he also had a thigh injury. We are fine now. I don't regret coming to Pakistan to play cricket because that is our profession. We are all out of danger now. I am very happy that I am safe"

A Lanka team spokesperson has now said that both Tharanga and Samaraweera are out of danger.

Six policemen are reported dead. The van carrying the umpires was also attacked. Assistant coach Paul Farbrace has also been reportedly injured.

The Sri Lankan tour has been officially called off.

The audacious attack in the heart of the city is reminiscent of the attack on Mumbai hotels. It is a clear pointer to what the perpetrators had on their mind — a Mumbai-like reaction and outrage from international community.

The impunity with which the attack was carried out, especially when cricketing events in the country sees unprecedented security measure, is sure to rattle the international community about security measures in Pakistan.

Speaking to the media after the attack, Punjab Governor Salmaan Tahseer said:

"They are the same people who attacked Mumbai. It's a Mumbai-like operation. These were trained killers and are not ordinary criminals."

After initial postponement, India had officially called off its cricket tour to Pakistan on December 18 after the government refused permission to the team in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

That cancellation followed after relations between the neighbours deteriorated further following the 26/11 attacks.

Indian cricket team was scheduled to play three Tests, five One-Dayers and a Twenty20 match from January 4 to February 28 in Pakistan.

Security concerns in Pakistan have troubled tours in that country before as well. As many as three tours were cancelled in the last year alone.

Australia pulled out of their scheduled visit, while the International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the Champions Trophy one-day tournament in September.

An observation

I got a text message on my cellphone from a good friend of mine. This is what it reads....

13 May - Jaipur

June - X

26 July - Ahmedabad

August - X

13 September - Delhi

October - X

26 November - Mumbai

December - X

13 January - ???
Where next?

Pls be careful in the week of Jan 13. This is just an observation of the sequence of terror attacks in India. There's no harm in keeping ourselves alert.

Take care n spread the msg. Be safe.

While the intention of the message and the sender was great, I am sure the terrorists (read :: Pakistan-sponsored terrorists) wouldn't dare to have an evil eye on India, except in case they want a war.

Well, its more or less evident that it does look like a sequence. So could Jan 13th be the next chosen date? With only one day to go, God and terrorists (and hopefully our intelligence agencies) alone know if another attack is under way.

God forbid another attack on India. We have had enough of them. We can't take it anymore. My prayers for India and Indians. Hope this is just a co-incidence and not really a sequence. Please do pray guys !

Silence.... I KEEL YOU !!!

Achmed - The Dead Terrorist !!!



Hillarious act by JEFF DUNHAM !!!

Must watch guys..... and remember "SILENCE......... I KEEL YOU !!!"

Enjoy....

India... Stop Begging, Start Demanding

India has provided Pakistan with fresh evidences of involvement of Pakistani 'elements' in the Mumbai attacks. Not only Pakistan, but India has provided the same evidences to the officials of the foreign countries whose citizens were killed in the attacks.

These evidences include information on the weapons, records of calls made to Pakistan using satellite phones, mobile phones and via internet, videos and transcripts of interrogations of the caught terrorist Aamir Ajmal Kasab.

After being handed over such concrete evidences, Pakistan initially said that it will look into the matter. But it seems to be in no mood to act on the detailed evidences provided by India.

Strong proof exists in the evidences handed over by India, but despite that mounting evidence, Pakistan continues to indicate that it will not take any action against terrorists.

Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, is trying to blame India instead. He said, "As far as the India allegations are concerned, they are much similar to the past. we have been telling them that we are willing for a joint investigation, setting up a joint commission for looking into the charges and allegations. But so far we have not received any positive response from India. As a matter of fact, they continue with their jingoistic language."

Much of India's evidence against the terrorists comes from interrogations of Aamir Ajmal Kasab, the only terrorist to survive the attacks. He has reportedly told authorities that he and his nine other attackers were Pakistani, he was trained in Pakistan, and his handlers are still there. But Pakistan has said it has no record of Kasab as a Pakistani citizen.

Well.... in my personal opinion, there's no point in giving Pakistan more evidences. What happens is India keeps providing evidences and Pakistan, on the other side, finds new excuses not to act on the terror outfits. Enough of pleading to such a useless country for our own security. Stop begging, start demanding. Why can't we just make a move and finish all the bloody scoundrels (read :: terrorists) in Pakistan?

Let us take the example of Israel. A small country, yet it does not spare the attackers. Although the comparisons are unreal, yet there's a point in comparing the two very different countries. Indian government only talks and never delivers, Israel delivers what it promises as action and that’s what excites Indians. But the fact is also that Israel enjoys the immunity of the world community and not one American politician has dared to speak about what’s happening in Israel now.

The difference between India and Israel is the vote bank. India has a large number of Muslim voters and no political party would like to hurt its 'vote bank' by making first move (read :: attack) on Pakistan (a Muslim country). This doesn't mean we should keep mum on this very sensitive issue. Politicians should stop playing with religious sentiments. Get over the vote bank politics and act tough now. No doubt, India's Muslim community will stand against Pakistan.

PEACE !!! (but if Pakistan wants WAR, let it be.....)

One Month....

1 month...

My dear Indian Government....

If one month doesn't seem to be enough time, let me tell you that it is also equivalent to

4 weeks
30 days
720 hours
43200 minutes
31104000 seconds....

Now thats a big figure..... Isn't it?

Thats the time that has spent since the Mumbai Mayhem has started. The attack, touted as one of the worst in the world, one of the biggest in India, wasn't carried out only on Mumbai, it was an attack carried out on India as a whole.

I think, you have given enough time to Pakistan to hand over the dreaded terrorists. You have given enough time to Pakistan to curb terrorism in its own boundaries. You have given enough time to Pakistan by providing them with concrete evidences of their involvement in the attacks. You have had enough of 'diplomatic' talks and 'peaceful' tries to avoid a war-like situation.

But if they want a war, we shouldn't back out. We shouldn't remain pressurised from a third country. After all, its a matter of our sovereignity and security. And no third country will come and protect us if we are under such coward acts.

A country that has waged two wars, one when it was attacked by terrorists, and another only on the basis of suspicion, tries to prevent a war on a country which has been a breeding ground for terrorism. A country who is invading other countries in the name of its 'war on terrorism' stops us from doing the same. Bizarre !!! And on the other side, India has still not been able to understand such 'double standards' of the USA.

Well, coming back to Pakistan, we have given enough evidence of its (direct or indirect) involvement in the terrorist acts in India. Even the FBI has confirmed that all the terrorists (nine killed and one arrested in the Mumbai attacks) were Pakistanis. Yet, our 'friendly' neighbours do not agree to this very fact. They make one statement one day, and deny it the very next day. All of them have done it, be it President Asif Ali Zardari or PM Yusuf Raza Gilani or ex-PM Nawaz Sharif (not so 'sharif'). In fact, Pakistan should be renamed as 'U-Turn-istan'.

India should shed its image of a soft country and show it to the world that no more terror attacks will be tolerated। Although, I do not support the idea of war, I do not think that war is the solution to any problem, but I think that if the 'problem' (read :: Pakistan) does not understand, war is the ultimate solution.

All the Pakistani politicians are making statements that provoke war। They say that they are ready for one। My view is that if they are ready, why should we not fulfil their desire? If all they want is a war, why not give them one? After all, its something they wish.

Pakistan deserves to face the consequences for its deeds over the years.

अब याचना नही, रण होगा...
(Ab Yachana nahi, Ran hoga.... )

जीवन विजय के साथ, या फिर मरण होगा ....
(Jeevan Vijay ke saath, ya phir Maran
hoga....)

World War III on the cards???

Of late, I have been commenting much on the Indian politics. But let me remind you I'm not a political critic, neither I'm affiliated to any political party. But I'm just expressing my views in the wake of the terror attacks. And this post is the next one in the series.

I have tentatively titled this post 'World War III on the cards???' because of the present situations. In case, India wages a war against Pakistan, there can be polarisation of powers in the world leading to another World War. And in case of a World War, the nuke option can not be ruled out. But thats a distant thought. I don't think that would happen, 'coz India (the government and the politicians) is too slow to take decisions like this. After all, it has to maintain its 'Won't-Attack-First' image.

Indian politics and the people in power in India have a big problem for not taking the right decisions at right time. The decisions which should have been taken long time ago, they are still thinking of it.

Is the current terrorist attack in Mumbai is not enough for giving them the evidence who have done this with what intentions? There are so many terrorist camp are running in PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) where they can easily target the terrorist. If Pakistan is not taking any action against those terrorists served by Pakistan in some manner, providing them space for camps, helping them in protection and training and vice-versa, India has to take action against those terrorist no matter who support them only for the reason that they are making us Indians suffer. Why the hell should we suffer because of a few mental retards (read :: terrorists) who kill innocents in the name of 'Jehad'?

Islam does not preach violence. Nor does it preach killing innocents for the sake of your own selfish propaganda. And a few people (like Mr A R Antulay) should keep their mouth shut. Just raising some communal issue at such a critical time. When the whole of India stands united against terrorism, a Union Minister creates divides between the Hindus and the Muslims by giving a senseless and baseless statement. Please Mr Antulay.... Please spare India.... Just don't start your votebank politics at such a time.

Time and again, I have mentioned in my blog, that its time to take some stringent action on this issue. The Government of India has proposed some tough anti-terror laws and a federal investigation agency. But this only will not help our cause. We have to make sure that the neighbouring country (read :: Pakistan) does something concrete against the terrorist organisations that have flourished in its horizons in the past few years. If Pakistan does not entertain us, India must be ready to cross the LoC and take appropriate action in order to protect itself from such incidents in future.

Although I understand what an attack is. I understand that a war is not good for any country, but this is not what we have started. We are simply replying them in the same manner they opt to. They started all this. And we are just answering them in their own way.

Well..... Its a great drama. Yeah.... all this is nothing else but drama. India has all the evidences of Pakistan's (direct or indirect) involvement in terror attacks in India. India has provided the same to Pakistan. But, on the other side, Pakistan does not entertain the 'concrete' evidences. Pakistan offers to send the ISI chief to India just after the Mumbai attacks. And the day after the announcement, it takes a full U-Turn from the statement and cancels the visit. Wow !!! The President Asif Ali Zardari and the PM Gilani make one statement one day and come tomorrow, they will take a complete U-Turn. A great drama has unfolded. India can not do anything to the guilty (of course, Pakistan) even with the evidence, and Pakistan still behaves like there's no involvement of any Pakistani, defying all the evidences. GREAT !!!

I just wanna ask a few simple questions to the Pakistani authorities (Zardari/Gilani/ISI/whatever....)

• If Kasab (the terrorist caught) isn't a Pakistani national, then why have you cordoned off the Faridkot village which India claims to be Kasab's village?
• Why don't you let the Kasab family (according to India's claims) in that village to meet anybody?
• The Pakistani media (namely, the newspaper Dawn and the TV channel Geo TV) have already confirmed the nationality of Kasab. Why have you imposed a case against the Geo TV for allegedly 'damaging Pakistan's image'?
• Is broadcasting the truth 'damaging Pakistan's image'?

If we get the answers to these questions, the case would be clear. Isn't it?

I had watched a movie a while ago, 'A Wednesday' where the protagonist Naseeruddin Shah, a 'stupid' common man plans to kill four dreaded terrorists who have been held in different cases and were simply waiting for there case to be taken by the government. This 'stupid common man' did a series of acts, throwing light at the loopholes, and finally compelling the police to hand over the four terrorists to him. And then, in the climax, he blows them up, simplifying the task. Well.... I know it was a movie, but it can be a reality too. If the terrorists can find loopholes in the security system, why can't a 'stupid common man' do the same to protect himself and his own motherland? If one '(A) Wednesday' can do some good to this country, I wish there were some more 'Wednesdays' and that too in reality....

I believe if they have started this 'war', we must not stay out of it and let them see what India can do with those who think life is a game. Let us give them a fitting reply that it is not a game... and if you think it is a game, YOUR GAME ENDS NOW...!!!

Politicians Beware !

"Oh ! Stop it now. Enough is enough."


This is what I want to tell the politicians of India.

All the politicians in India are, i think, suffering from 'Foot-in-Mouth' disease. And Mr Politician, be ware. India isn't sleeping now. Just take good care of your words, or else there can be another shoe-hitting incident in India too.

What do you politicians think of yourselves? Do you believe you are our God? Or do you think you are the 'Kings'?

If you think so, its the time to wake up ! You guys are neither our 'God' nor 'Kings', you are just our representatives, or should I say 'sevaks'. And you guys have to learn to think a million times before you utter a word.

I have been watching the politicians for quite some time now. There have been certain cases where the politicians have crossed the limits. Let me cite you some examples....

• Mr Shivraj Patil (ex-Home Minister, India) :
This guy had enough time to change clothes when Delhi was being bombed. Mr Patil, one of the weakest Home Minister this country has ever had, changed his clothes three times at the time of a terror attack in Delhi. Thank God, he has finally stepped down (yeah.... finally, after so much criticism). He was still not kicked out only because of his loyalty to the Gandhi family.


• Mr R R Patil (ex-Home Minister and ex-Deputy Chief Minister, Maharashtra) : Another head that rolled after the attacks in Mumbai. In his own words, "Mumbai ek bahut bada sheher hai. Aise ek-adh haadse to hote hi rahenge.". A dialogue picked up from DDLJ. It was this 'dialogue', due to which he was compelled to resign. Well, Mr Patil, nobody will accept the fact that it was just a 'chota mota haadsa'.


• Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh (ex-Chief Minister, Maharashtra) : Mr Deshmukh was a man who became a CM twice but could never complete his tenure. He was much criticised for his 'Terror Tourism', his visit to the terror-struck Taj with film director Ram Gopal Varma, possibly for a film plot with actor son Riteish (do hell with the way he spells his name). And due to this reason he had to quit.


• Mr Amar Singh (MP, Samajwadi Party) : This guy is another mad politician. A master of vote-bank politics. He raised questions on a patriot Inspector Mohan Chandra Sharma. He visits the terror suspects homes and calls them 'children'. WOW ! And showing his double standards, offers to help the slain inspector's family, which they declined to accept.


• Mr V S Achutanandan (Chief Minister, Kerala) : This veteran communist leader, after the Mumbai attack, visited martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's home. Major Unnikrishnan's father turned him down. He later remarked "If it wasn't Major Sandeep's house, even a dog wouldn't like to visit this house." Just one question Mr Achutanandan, "Is this how you treat your martyrs?"


• Mr Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi (MP, Bhartiya Janata Party) : A part-time film script writer, Mr Naqvi, made a comment on the people demanding their security peacefully by lighting candles and staging peace marchs. His "ladies with powder and lipstick" remark was enough to bring a storm in the tea cup. The BJP, later stated it as Naqvi's personal comment.


• Mr Abdul Rehman Antulay (Minorities Affairs Minister, India) : The last to join the bandwagon, Mr Antulay had doubts over ATS Chief Hemant Karkare's death. In his own words, “He (Karkare) was also making an independent investigation. (in which) he found that there were non-Muslims who were terrorists. Whether he was just a victim of terror or something (else), I don’t know.” Well, this is something a veteran leader like you should not do Mr Antulay. All you are doing is creating communal divides. The case he was investigating is a different matter and the terror attack is altogether different one. Please don't mix them up and confuse the people.

These were just a few examples. Its time to give these politicians a fitting reply. Wake Up India !!! And have your say.... Show them that ultimately the voter is the 'King'....

To hum bhi fehra denge TIRANGA poore Pakistan par.....

Dear neighbour Pakistan.... this one's for you.....

कश्मीर की कलियों को अपना लहू पिलाया है...
(Kashmir ki kaliyon ko apna lahoo pilaya hai...)

केसर की क्यारी क्यारी पर कुर्बानी का साया है...
(Kesar ki kyaari kyaari par
kurbani ka saaya hai...)

धोखे से भी आँख न करना, इस में जोखिम जान का है...
(Dhokhe se bhi aankh na
karna, is mein jokhim jaan ka hai...)

भूले से भी पाँव न रखना, ये रास्ता शमशान का है...
(Bhoole se bhi paav na
rakhna, ye rasta shamshaan ka hai...)

पर निकले, तो चले न आना सरहद पार कर उड़ान पर...
(Par nikle, to chale na aana
sarhad paar kar udaan par...)

जामा मस्जिद में नमाज़ पढने का ख्वाब अगर देखा...
(Jama Masjid mein namaaz
padhne ka khwaab agar dekha...)

तो हम भी फहरा देंगे 'तिरंगा' पूरे पाकिस्तान पर...
(To
hum bhi fehra denge 'TIRANGA' poore Pakistan
par...)

करो युद्ध, इतिहास तुम्हारा इतने गहरे दफन करें...
(Karo yuddh, itihaas
tumhara itne gehre dafn karein...)

करो युद्ध, हम तुम्हें तुम्हारे शोणित में नहला दें...
(Karo yuddh, tumhein tumhare
shonit mein nehla dein...)

लौटा दें भारत को उस की अपनी सीमाएं...
(Lauta dein BHARAT ko us ki apni
seemayein...)

'JAI HIND'

'भारत माता की जय'

Cricket replies to Terror

Well, it has been four long days since my last post. Actually, I didn't get time to do so. And here I am, with the latest post.

"England played really well, but India played better...."

These were the words of a sports critic just after India won the first test against England in Chennai by 6 wickets.

This match, once touted as one-sided affair when England bowled India out at 241 in the first innings chasing England's 316. This match will now be remembered for not just one single reason, but many, namely centuries by Andrew Strauss in both the innings, Paul Collingwood's century, Graeme Swann's brilliant bowling, India's fightback, Virender Sehwag's firebrand half century (it was this 83-run knock that changed the course of the game), not to forget, Gautam Gambhir's stand of 66 runs, Sachin Tendulkar's unbeaten 41st Test Century (a brilliant one, just when India needed it) and last but not the least Yuvraj Singh, scoring 85* without which it would've been difficult to chase this mammoth target.

This was Cricket's reply to terrorism and that too, a tough one. This match was a tribute to those who suffered in the Mumbai terror act.

It was the fourth innings that changed the face of the game, which once was in England's grip. All in all, it was undoubtedly one of the most exciting test match in the history. It was a brilliant test match that had the thrills of T-20. With the way the fortunes turned the side, a dialogue of a SRK-movie strikes in my mind....

"Haar ke bhi jeetne waale ko BAAZIGAR kehte hain...."

This was a match, where both the teams had won, Cricket had won, and the loser was 'Terrorism'.

With his 103*, the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who hails from the very city that was devastated by terror just a few days ago, has silenced his critics. Who says that Sachin is not a match winner? Isn't this a match winning knock? 'Sizzling Sachin'.... 'Terrific Tendulkar'.... The most suited adjectives for the man of the day.

On the other side, even Yuvraj Singh proved his mettle by scoring 85* and justified his selection in the Indian test side.

The English team, no doubt, has won millions of hearts by coming back to India for the good of the game. Not just this, visiting India, playing here, playing here very well and donating their match fees to the victims is a wonderful gesture by the English team.

Among these wonderful performances, there's still a concern for India - Rahul Dravid. His miserable run with the bat continued as he was dismissed in the first ten minutes of the day’s play by Andrew Flintoff. Dravid has now been dismissed for single digit scores in his last four Test innings and ever since he quit captaincy last year, he has scored 881 runs at an average of 28.41. I think its high time now. If he does not wants a shameful end for his career, he should announce his retirement himself and play the last few innings with class.

Overall, this was a match to remember. With the hope that India continues the winning streak, I'd like to end this post.

Time for Action....

The dastardly executed attack on Mumbai, on India, and on humanity, by a few ruthless and stone-hearted bastards (read :: terrorists) has outraged the citizens of this peace-loving and tolerant nation. It is understandable that we, as a terror-struck nation are angry. Enough is enough and it is time for us Indians to respond, not by mere diplomatic rhetoric that has led into NOTHING in the past, but by taking appropriate action that ensures no such incident is ever repeated again, that no Indian ever loses his life to the bullets and bombs of the terrorists.

Nothing would be achieved by lighting candles, staging protests, rallies and peace marches, signature campaigns or wearing badges or even joining groups in social networking sites that you oppose terrorism. Given what our enemies are made of and being sponsored directly or indirectly by the establishment of the enemy country which is 'acting friendly'. Just raising fingers at them is also not going to help. Resignations by a few of those at the helm of the affairs is also not going to solve the problems. These guys are resigning on 'moral grounds' as if they were doing some personal favours to the country by resigning from their posts. Resigning does not solve the problems as resignations amount to resigning all the situations to fate.

Real action is required not just by few but all of us. Its time to have a thorough look at ourselves and secure ourselves by action. We need to respond the terrorists in their own coinage.

Wait before accusing me of inciting and preaching violence to counter terrorism. Let me clarify myself. I'm not advocating violence. I believe that no conflict needs to be addressed with violence or shedding blood of innocents. I just want to say that we, the Indians, must have the same, if not more, courage, precision and commitment with which the gang of ten that landed at Mumbai to unleash terror demonstrated.

They came fully trained, armed and prepared catching us unaware, having done their homework well, had a mission that needed to be accomplished and performed their jobs well, irrespective of the cost or the sacrifice involved. What they did is deplorable and to be condemned by each and every human being but what needs to be realised is the way they performed the jobs that their masters had trusted them.

Although it would be difficult and impossible to say that they are heroes, but one can always learn from anything or anybody. There is no harm in learning from these terrorists too, if it can give us a safer, terror-free nation.

Had everyone of us performed our jobs with a mission to protect our nation, courage and dedication, these terrorists would not have made it to Mumbai, and even if they had reached Mumbai, they would have been caught before doing any damage. There would have been no act of terror in any part of India, if our intelligence agencies, Coast Guards, Police, Government, fishermen, hotel security guards, each and every Indian had performed their jobs with the same commitment and dedication.

Let us perform our jobs in a manner and fashion that ensures leaving behind a safe, progressive and prosperous India for the future generations. We owe it to them.

Mumbai Mayhem - in Pics.....

Two of the terrorists

Taj burning.... so is my heart !

Blood and luggage all over CST

The Taj

Kasab - the terrorist

The terrorists

The remains....

Innocents killed....

A byestander watching Taj burn

Security personnel at CST

PRAY - thats all we could do....

Another sight of CST

Rescue Operation on at Taj.... Firefighters - The Unsung Heroes

A guest stuck in the hotel

Blast at Taj

Mangles of the cab at Vile Parle

Hats off...

Hostage rescued

NSG Commando at work

At one of the hospitals

Unfortunate

Use of launcher by the security forces at Taj

A Commando

Commandos at Nariman House

Men at work

Fighting the terror

Foreign nationals rescued

Battleground Mumbai

DEATH - Human's worst nighmare

Relatives in grief

Bloodiest incident ever

Ratan Tata at the devastated Taj

Grief

A policeman taking care of a kid