| We
can’t take chances with peoples’
life – Preity Zinta |
July
14, 2006 |
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| Mumbai,
the financial capital of India was shaken
by a series of seven bomb blasts on its
transport lifelines- the suburban trains.
The trains which carry close to a million
people everyday had been a soft target and
the terrorists who struck understood the
impact it would create.
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While
help has been pouring in from all
parts of the country, the Mumbaikars
rose to the occasion by showing quiet
resilience and solidarity in the face
of adversity. The city got back to
its usual routine the very next day,
unlike London which a year ago faced
a similar situation on 7/7. London
had been cut off for a couple of days.
But not Mumbai. People –ordinary,
hardworking chaps – went about
their business as if nothing had happened.
That’s the spirit of Mumbai.
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Expressing
shock at the brutal act, actress Preity
Zinta said, ”I was getting back
home after attending a hearing in
a case against a tabloid. I was caught
in a traffic jam, but did not know
anything about the incident. My cellphone
was jammed and no one could contact
me. Only after I got home and switched
on the tube did I know the fate that
had befallen Mumbai. The swift succession
in which the blasts occurred and images
of dead bodies and severed limbs have
been haunting me. I could not sleep
that night.”
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“I
wonder whether it is time we should
take some drastic measures to beef
up security in our city. After all
we are home to so many people and
so many more land here everyday in
search of opportunities. We can’t
take chances with their lives. So
much is at stake here. See what New
York did after 9/11. It has become
such a safe place now. We need to
do something similar.”
Actor Madhavan who has a home in Mumbai
was devastated by the attack on innocent
people and said it is high time authorities
got a little tougher.
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| As
a salute to the never-say-die attitude of
Mumbai, Preity’s films on the floors,
Kabhi Alvida Na Kahna and Jaan-e-man, were
wrapped up finally and she is looking forward
to their early release.
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