Mumbai Bomb Blasts

Once Again In Mumbai :

Once again Mumbai has been rocked mercilessly by killer bombs.

Once again terrorists have ripped the city apart by blood, gore and fear.

Once again police have found themselves holding the short end of the stick.

Once again politcians have sung the same old rhetoric-rhyme.

And once again Mumbaikars have suffered for no cause of their own…..


Since the March 12, 1993 bomb blasts this has been the 13th.
The unlucky 13th.
Whichever way you count.

If there is a method in this madness, then let the terrorism analysts explain it.
To the untrained mind and eye an old pattern runs through all the post-blasts breastbeating.

Here’s my checklist.

# 1. Once again there is blame-game on the intelligence failure. Once again reports surface that the central intelligence agencies had informed the state intelligence in advance and the state had failed to take action on it.


# 2. Once again politicians speak off-the-cuff on the attacks and create controvery. If after the terror attack at the Taj Hotel the then state home minister R R Patil put his foot in mouth by saying that ‘such small things happen in big cities,’ then now Rahul Gandhi has shot his mouth by saying ‘one percent margin for terror attack is always open.’


#3. Once again Government reiterates its resolve to go strong on terrorism, and to nab the culprits at the earliest.

#4. Once again Pakistan offers sympathy and shows solidarity in fighting terrorism.


#5. Once again paens are sung in media about the never-say-die spirit of Mumbaikars. Casting aside fear and grief city folks are back to work the very next day. (well, what else can they do. Sit at home ?)


#6. Once again Bollywood is in news !! The celebrities are all over castigating and condemning the attack.

#7. Once again right after the blasts terrorist groups are named. This time it is Indian Mujahideens. However no concrete evidence is there for pinpointing the group.


# 8. Once again media does routine stories on the blast.
Terrorism analysts/stratagem gurus of all hues surface in panel discussions.
Exclusive reports become a TRP game of TV Channels.
Newspaper editorials adopt academic postures on terrorism and preach policy to government from their ivory towers.


#9. Once again fashionistas and page 3 die-hards grope for their candles for that condolence march.

# 10. Once again some smart-alec in Bollywood announces a movie on the blast……


And once again Mumbai lives to die…….once again…..