Yet another blast, same old cliches.u00a0A flashback at how our leading politicians sound like broken records each time our country sheds bloodu00a0

India, the world's largest democracy, has been an eyesore in the eyes of several terrorist organisations. It has time and again been attacked by both inbred terrorists and from those across its borders.

Lives have been lost, multi-crore losses have been borne, and several scars have been left on the fabric of the country. However, the attacks have not stopped,u00a0 but have only increased.


Triple attack: Three bombs went off in crowded localities during the
evening rush hour at Opera House, Zaveri Bazaar and Dadar on July 13, 2011

The methods have evolved, the devices have changed, and the casualties have increased, but the political leadership and the security forces have not evolved one bit.

It appears that except the dates and venues of the attacks nothing else seems to change for the terror-ravaged country. Minutes after a terror attack, be it in Mumbai or any other part of the country, the political class has forever used the same verbatim words to condemn the attacks. And these have been mere words, repeated by the same leaders over and over again, and one leader after the other.

Union Home Ministers, Prime Ministers have through the years been repeating the fact that they have received regular inputs and terror alerts and they have been passing it on to the respective state ministers. However, nothing has been done to prevent any of these attacks.

In the past six years, more than 600 people have been killed and hundreds maimed and devastated in terror strikes in India. But all we get from the leaders are the same old words.

It's only words... And words are all we have...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh



Sept 7, Delhi High Court blast
This is a cowardly act of terrorist nature. we will deal with it. we will never succumb to the pressure of terrorism. This is a long war in which all political parties, all the people of India have to stand united so that the scourge of terrorism is crushed.

July 13, 2011 Triple blasts in Mumbai
I strongly condemn the bomb blasts in Mumbai this evening... I appeal to the people of Mumbai to remain calm and show a united face