A week after Mumbai was struck by coordinated terror attacks, in an unprecedented display of solidarity, thousands of residents gathered at the Gateway of India on Wednesday to take out an Anti-terror rally. Citizens from all over Mumbai gathered around the Taj to support and fight back against the terror at the Gateway of India on Wednesday to take out an anti-terror rally demanding action against terrorists.
The Gateway of India is a stone's throw away from heritage Taj hotel, one of the locations hit by the audacious attacks.
People carrying candles and placards in memory of the victims reached the Gateway, some of them in processions via
People were seen shouting slogans against politicians, blaming them for the state of affairs in the country.
"I feel that politicians should be made answerable for their actions, or like in this case, inactions which are causing the country dearly," Ram Varma, a resident of suburban Bandra was quoted as saying.
Tens of thousands of people across the country poured into the streets and held candle-light vigils and peace marches on Wednesday evening in a spontaneous show of solidarity with residents of terror-ravaged Mumbai which saw an unprecedented turnout at Gateway of India voicing their anger against the politicians.
Shouting slogans, people gathered in Jantar Mantar in Delhi, near Cubbon park in Bangalore, War Memorial in Secunderabad and at the Maidan and College street in Kolkata, Lucknow and Chennai as Mumbai emerged from the pall of shock and grief that hung over the city since the 26/11 attacks that claimed 181 lives.
Posters and placards vividly captured the anger and concern as young and old, women and children thronged the iconic red sandstone Gateway to India opposite the Taj Mahal hotel which along with Trident-Oberoi bore the brunt of last Wednesday's terror attacks.
"Enough of terrorism", "Let us kill terrorism Halla Boll!", "Politicians get out" and "We want actions not words" were some of the messages conveyed in banners and placards.
"We have never seen such a show of solidarity for a single cause at the Gateway of India," said Ad guru Prahlad Kakkar, as white candles were lit around a wreath of red roses laid on the cobbled plaza of the harbourfront structure.
As dusk fell, the Taj Mahal was fully lit with roads packed with people right from Colaba police station till the Gateway and Regal.
In other metros too, anger was the all pervasive emotion. In Kolkata, a Pakistani flag was burnt by protestors who condemned
"Terrorism has no religion. People should unite in the fight against terror," said Sandeep Mishra, an engineer at Jantar Mantar in
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/Show_of_solidarity_at_Gateway_of_India/articleshow/3788910.cms
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