Comments on: INDIA : THE PARADOX WITHIN http://hamaracongress.com/2010/02/09/india-the-paradox-within/ Because every Indian matters. Because you matter. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:27:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Uttara http://hamaracongress.com/2010/02/09/india-the-paradox-within/#comment-634 Uttara Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:32:41 +0000 http://hamaracongress.com/?p=1088#comment-634 As I read what Sanjay's written, I think back and ask myself - Am I, a citizen of India, born and brought up in Mumbai, safe in this city, which is said to be the safest of all?? If known people like Shah Rukh Khan and Rahul Gandhi are subject to being targeted by MNS and Shiv Sena, who guarantees the safety of leading a respectable life to common people like us? The last few years have seen some events of calamity fall on Mumbai - the 2005 deluge, the series of blasts that happened in trains on the western railway, the terror attacks in 2008. Amidst all of these, there was one common phrase that was heard across the city, and echoed through the nation - "spirit of Mumbai". I shudder to think, that if Mumbai is being ruled by unreasonable, hungry for ANY kind of publicity, negatively headstrong leaders, the phrase will just remain a phrase and soon fellow Mumbaikars (irrespective of where they have their roots) will be out to cut each others throats! Its time we all wake up to reality to see an insecure environment staring us in the face, and do more than just see - act on larger issues like creating opportunities for employment and making Mumbai a better place to live. Its time we start taking initiative. Twiddling our thumbs will only get us to be yet another victim of unreasonable demands and whims & fancies of ruthlessly shameless political (so called) leaders! As I read what Sanjay’s written, I think back and ask myself – Am I, a citizen of India, born and brought up in Mumbai, safe in this city, which is said to be the safest of all??
If known people like Shah Rukh Khan and Rahul Gandhi are subject to being targeted by MNS and Shiv Sena, who guarantees the safety of leading a respectable life to common people like us?
The last few years have seen some events of calamity fall on Mumbai – the 2005 deluge, the series of blasts that happened in trains on the western railway, the terror attacks in 2008. Amidst all of these, there was one common phrase that was heard across the city, and echoed through the nation – “spirit of Mumbai”. I shudder to think, that if Mumbai is being ruled by unreasonable, hungry for ANY kind of publicity, negatively headstrong leaders, the phrase will just remain a phrase and soon fellow Mumbaikars (irrespective of where they have their roots) will be out to cut each others throats!

Its time we all wake up to reality to see an insecure environment staring us in the face, and do more than just see – act on larger issues like creating opportunities for employment and making Mumbai a better place to live. Its time we start taking initiative. Twiddling our thumbs will only get us to be yet another victim of unreasonable demands and whims & fancies of ruthlessly shameless political (so called) leaders!

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