Mumbai: On the fifth anniversary of 26/11, Mumbai yesterday held commemorative events across the city to remember the 166 Indians and foreigners killed by Pakistani terrorists.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, his cabinet colleagues and police officials along with a large number of families of the victims paid homage at a memorial at Police Gymkhana in Chowpatty. Floral tributes were offered by Home Minister R R Patil and Union Minister of State for Human Resource Shashi Tharoor.
The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower and Oberoi Trident hotels, the Leopold Cafe and Nariman House were targeted by the terrorists during three days of mayhem November 26-29, 2008.
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus decided against making any arrangement to enable commuters to offer tributes at the railway station. “Life has moved on... We don’t want to keep reminding people of those horrible days,” a railway official said. “They can remember their near and dear ones in their hearts.”
One of the survivors of the attack at Leopold Cafe, Bharat Gujjar, says memories of that chilling night have virtually gone. “For how long can you live on memories and thinking about that tragic incident?” Gujjar said.
IANS
