The Siege Remembered

It's almost a year since the tragic day. The newspapers,television and magazines were rife with people recounting the horror of those unforgettable 62 hours of siege. As I went through those tragic experiences, I couldn't help myself from being pulled back into time. I even had nightmares at times. As I read the newspaper today, one news that really moved me was the interview of Major Unnikrishnan's parents. One of the papers quoted his parents saying, "We all want a Bhagat Singh, but only in our neighbour's house". A year has passed, how secure are we today? I for sure, do not feel any safer. The situation in our neighbourhood has deteriorated even further. As a citizen, I exercise my voting right and remain vigilant of my surrounding. I just hope our nodal agencies become more vigilant as well,our politicians start being more accountable and our government start acting strong. I don't want to take refuge behind the silhouette of the spirit of Mumbai. All my respect goes to the brave NSG commandos and police officers who laid their lives so that the rest of us can live in peace.