Stay United (Mumbai terror Attack)

We are all devastated with the recent terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Many lost their lives. The number of dead are still being counted. May all the departed souls may rest in peace and may God give strength to the families that lost their loved ones. This is not just an attack on financial capital of India, but it is an attack on our democracy and on the core values that this nation stands for. Thankfully, our security agencies have been able to curb the terror.

While our brave soldiers were fighting against the maniacs, the politicians in our country were busy playing blame game and trying to grab media attention. More than the terror attacks, I think the attitude of our politicians is more condemnable.

While the battle is over, the war has just begun. And this brings upon us some great challenges that we will have to face. Given the situation, the politicians will try the following things
· Blame other countries and try to deviate focus from the need to strengthen intelligence gathering and the social reforms that are required in order to curb terror attacks
· Try to gain political mileage by fueling hatred and possibly even violence amongst communities

We, the citizens of India, have a great responsibility to ensure that we DO NOT let our politicians take advantage of the situation and mislead us.
Through these tough times, we all must stay united, stay focused; on spreading a message of peace and harmony and ensure that the situation comes under control.

To begin with, we request everyone across the world to tie a WHITE BAND on their arms on Wednesday December 3rd 2008. Usually, we see black bands to express protest. We chose a white band because we want to convey a message to the terrorists and to the politicians. We want them to know that we will not bow down. We will not fall prey to their tactics of dividing us on the basis of our religion.

No matter what they do, WE ALL STAND UNITED.