India Tujhe Salaam

The Mumbai Mayhem for 59 hours had India at ransom.It served a very important purpose. While India was gaining accolades all around the world as the leader in recessive times, while the US economy and other world leaders were witnessing a meltdown, while there were worries on the foreheads of all business leaders, while the stock market had taken a 300% beating, it was then that the terrorist ttacks had to happen. It went on to show that despite the accolades we were still lacking in terms of the intelligence network to pre-empt such attacks, we were lacking in crisis infrastructure and we were lacking in political will to handle such a situation. While the famed Mumbai Police, the elite NSG and the Marine Commandos fought it out at all the three locations-the Taj, the Oberoi and the Nariman House- to salvage the pride of a resurgent India, the political bigwigs went into their hideouts. The recently “marathi manoos” theme major political players went into oblivion when the “Indian” NSG fought the terrorists notwithstanding that they were trying to salvage the pride of Maharashtra-Mumbai. The debate on Malegaon blasts and the cheap politicking thereafter also faded into the terror stricken nights. Sadly, the politicians have been badly exposed that they are misfits to lead a nation that the world claims would be the next gen superpower. It is therefore not surprising that the youth have turned a blind eye towards these khadi clad hypocrites who make opportunistic noises.
It is high time that we take the nation in our hands and not rely on the politicians to show us the way. Because if not all , most of the political establishment is indulging in personal wealth management, regional and divisive interests, red tapism, corruption and as far as I think these are not nation building measures. So I for one and as the President of the “Religion of youth” feel that it is high time we use our ballot to the effect that we have administrators of repute, with literacy levels to understand the future, and most importantly see that the literate youth and the middle class do not withdraw from the elections but vote for the well wishers of the country.
I salute, the Mumbai Police, the NSG and the Marine Commandos as well as the brave mumbaikars who rise above these petty politics to come together and salvage the pride of the nation that will be the world leader- India Tujhe Salaam.