Mumbai Demands Action

We the citizens, sons and daughters of India are profoundly saddened and furious at the recent dastardly and cowardly attacks on Mumbai. The 26/11/08 terrorist attack is an act of war versus India, and should be our ‘Wake up Call’ to act firmly against all enemies of India by sending a resolute strong message, particularly to our neighbor nations, that such incidents will not be tolerated. It is time to get out of the divide and rule heritage, time to depoliticize our response to terror and earn back the security and respect of the people of India. We, the citizens, demand the following from the Prime Minister of India and the Government of India – 1. Immediate, timely and adequate monetary compensation to the families of the innocent victims who lost their lives in this terrible terror attacks. 2. A thoughtful, firm, decisive and a rapid response action plan to bring the perpetrators (individuals, organizations and nations) to their knees and thereby justice to the innocent who have suffered quietly through more than one terror attacks in the year 2008 alone and many more since early 1990s. 3. The emerging evidence suggests strong links of the 26/11 terrorist attack to Pakistan and, if the last resort response requires the action of going to war then let there be a firm, overwhelming and decisive action of war to root out the evil of terror attacks once and for all. 4. Not succumb to external pressure in planning and acting on India’s response to stop terror. India must send a substantial and clear message and stand up for her own security against all acts of terror. We are paying the price of our past in-actions - this 26/11 attacks would likely have not taken place had we followed through in 2002 and not pulled back after deploying and stationing our entire armed forces of 1.5 million at the border for 3 months. Last but not the least, we pay our highest tribute to the brave police, fire, military personnel and citizens who lost their lives in order to save others. We urge the leaders of India to lead by example and follow through with your words and actions to achieve freedom from terror, just as leaders of pre-independent India had shown and demonstrated to be extremely effective in achieving India’s independence.