A first hand review of Mumbai Blasts

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Friends, a lot has been said about the blasts and how bad it must have

been. Here is an E-mail which my mom's cousin Saylee Tilak sent me..

she is just 3 years older and we are very close... she commutes on the

same route as to where the bomb blasts took place and she saw the

death and destruction from close quarters. The E-mail speaks for

itself... it just saddens me about the plight that so many people who

are dear to us have to face... and all because of some radical

insensitive human elements. Plus from what I heard our dear " netas "

were adding to the chaos..... with " madam " visiting the areas in the

middle of the night with a motocade of 35+ vehicles for added

securities and the roads were closed adding the the traffic snarls....

what could a visit like this contribute to? Could a visit like this

possibly calm people down? No...!!! Could a visit like this bring the

dead people back? No..!! Could a visit like this contribute to

mumbaiites reaching home at least on the same day ? No...!!! It just

added to the chaos and the police instead of helping relief work, were

deployed to protect the ministers... why, why why? What do they

achieve by all this?

The politicans win because now they " show " that they care about the

people of Mumbai by arriving on the blast scene " pronto " and

" interacting " with people for 30 seconds in the hospital and issuing

a statement as to how sorry it is for the media.... well, they surely

hit a home run in this... and they win....? who loses then? Its the

people of Mumbai.. its the people who elect these people to the office

and what do they get in return? Just a sympathy visit when something

untoward happens...!!! The woes of the Mumbaikar will continue...

they will continue to travel in trains packed like sardines.... they

will continue to lose everything they have due to rains... they will

continue to leave the house every morning uncertain whether rains or

blasts will allow them to return to their loved ones in the evening...

What keeps the city running is the spirit and never say die attitude

of the people... these are the people who are called " rude " by

Reader's digest... I say that these are the most wonderful people

ever... irresepctive of caste, religion, socioeconomic status,

Mumbaikars stepped up once again yesterday and helped everyone.. when

the govt machinery could not get through..

Dont Mumbaikars expect to be treated more fairly by the authorities

and lead a good life?

Anyways... here is the E-mail.... sent by Sayalee to me.... this would

give you a first hand glimpse of what people are going through... even

though its short, the E-mail speaks volumes

Ameet 1993

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Hi Ameet,

Thankfully we all r safe. There was just 10 minutes difference in the

blast and me coming back from office. I am always on those stations on

the same time in the evening. Yesterday got a train at 6.00 at andheri

and blasts started from 6.10. I have been travelling on hte same route

from last 3 years, but I never felt so insecure, worried, and sad as

yesterday. It was too bad. 7 blasts in trains when the train was to

reach at that particular station......There is no value for common

man's life. Telephone lines were jamed, nobody was able to be

connected to anybody, heavy rains at the same time, death & blood

everywhere on those stations, it was simply pathetic. But mumbaiates

are real great people. Within 12 hours mumbai is back to normal,

helping each other whichever way it can, being on toes for eveything,

accepting all calamities, blasts, everything with great spirit,

courage & smile on face. Bravo to all.

Dont worry now, & keep in touch.

I am leaving for Gujrath for office assignment tomorrow night, & will

be back on 18th, So see u on 19th.

Bye Dear,

Saylee.

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Ameet Chimote

BMS PhD program, Year 3

Cell Biophysics Group

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