Full Text: PM Manmohan Singh Address to Indian People Regarding Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai
Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh
(Source: Office of the Prime Minister, India)
Dear Citizens,
The dastardly terror attacks that took place in Mumbai last night and today leading to the loss of many precious lives and injuries to many others have deeply shocked the nation. I strongly condemn these acts of senseless violence against innocent people, including guests from foreign countries. I offer my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and sympathies to those injured. The Government will take all necessary measures to look after the wellbeing of the affected families, including medical treatment of injured.
The well-planned and well-orchestrated attacks, probably with external linkages, were intended to create a sense of panic, by choosing high profile targets and indiscriminately killing foreigners.
I salute the courage and patriotism of the police officers, including the Chief of the Anti-Terror Squad, Shri Hemant Karkare and men who have laid down their lives in fighting these terrorists. I assure the country that we will attend in an urgent and serious manner to police reform so that the law and order authorities can work unitedly, effectively and in a determined manner to tackle such threats to national integrity.
We are not prepared to countenance a situation in which the safety and security of our citizens can be violated with impunity by terrorists. It is evident that the group which carried out these attacks, based outside the country, had come with single-minded determination to create havoc in the commercial capital of the country.
We will take the strongest possible measures to ensure that there is no repetition of such terrorist acts. We are determined to take whatever measures are necessary to ensure the safety and security of our citizens.
Instruments like the National Security Act will be employed to deal with situations of this kind. Existing laws will be tightened to ensure that there are no loopholes available to terrorists to escape the clutches of the law. Most importantly, it is essential to immediately set up a Federal Investigation Agency to go into terrorist crimes of this kind and ensure that the guilty are brought to book.
We will take up strongly with our neighbours that the use of their territory for launching attacks on us will not be tolerated, and that there would be a cost if suitable measures are not taken by them. We will take a number of measures to strengthen the hands of our police and intelligence authorities. We will curb the flow of funds to suspect organizations. We will restrict the entry of suspects into the country. We will go after these individuals and organizations and make sure that every perpetrator, organizer and supporter of terror, whatever his affiliation or religion may be, pays a heavy price for these cowardly and horrific acts against our people.
In this hour of tragedy, I appeal to the people to maintain peace and harmony so that the enemies of our country do not succeed in their nefarious designs. All concerned authorities are on alert and will deal sternly with any attempts to disturb public order.
I am confident that the people of India will rise unitedly to face this grave challenge to the nation’s security and integrity.
Jai Hind !
We are shocked and sad to see such a tragedy. We in Canada hope for recovery and healing for those injured, grieve with you for those who have died, and join you in prayers that peace will be restored, and that justice may come to those monsters who have done this. There are apparently hostages, international travellers, business people, and tourists, from around the world. We pray you will have God with you as you confront this evil, trace it back to the sources, wherever they may be, and rip it out by its roots.
Warren P.
Toronto Canada
Pakistan should have been annexed long time ago. It is a failed state based on failed ideologies.
India is a SOFT STATE.please Mr. Prime Minister this is the time to protect the interests of our country.What a bad reputation this has brought to our country.I feel too much pain for those whose near and dear ones have fallen prey to these terrorist attacks.I feel for every innocent person who died.
PLEASE PROTECT THE PEOPLE.
God bless INDIA.
it seems that our prime minister is enlisting the things to do stop terrorism only at the end of his tenure! he previously said that the existing laws were enough, and now says the laws will be tightened to ensure there are no loop holes–does that mean there were loopholes which could only be sought out only after such a heinous terror attack need to took place!? will this government ever own up the responsibility of the security of its people? i think there will be political leaders like arjun singh and lalu prasad yadav in this government that surely will support spending the public money for legal aid of that single arrested terrorist!! god save this country from such politicians.
I believe what is most shocking is the few individuals that it took to cause such a large amount of damage. I believe that once they do the inquirey that is needed in this situation it will show that the Indian police are very ill prepared for terrorist attacks. I hope what it will do is make them understand that they need to not only train their people but give them the state of the art weapons which are need to really protect their people. It is sad that with all of the terrorist attacks that have taken place around the world that India did not invest more heavily in its police. It also shows that their intelligence is inferior and its border security is almost nonexistent.
I hope that though this is a huge tragedy especially for those that have lost their lives, that India will wake up and protect its people. I hope also that their will be further investigations to show that Pakistan is the breading ground for terrorist groups. Once their is no question about that – we can move forward to stop these horrific attacks!
My prayers and condolences are with those family that have had loss due to these terrorist attacks!
Prabhjit Singh
I was in Mubai when these attacks took place. My taxi driver called Indian Prime Minister as ‘ Nikkamma Chuha’ (a mouse with no guts and ability to act) – a very fitting title for his inaction and gutless reaction after repeated terrorist attacks across India.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT INDIA IS ONE OF THE SUPER POWER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, ONLY REASON INDIA DOESN’T ATTACK PAKISTAN BECAUSE INDIA DOESN’T WANT TO KILL ANY INNCOENT POEPLE AND I THINK OUR PRIME MINISTER IS SMART ENOUGH TO KEEP THE COUNTRY GOING UPWARD. I KNOW FOR FACT MY INDIA IS AND WILL BE THE POWERFULL COUNTRY IN THE WORLD . IF INDIA WANTS TO WIPE OFF TERRORIST OF THE NEOGHBORING COUNTRY IT MIGHT TAKE THEM 2 HOURS ONLY REASON IT DOESN’T DO IT BCEUASE OF U.S.A GETS INVOLVED AND OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH IS NOT FAIR WITH INDIA. LET INDIA CONTROL PAKISTAN AND I KNOW MY INDIA WILL TAKE OVER PAKISTAN WITH FEW HOURS . IT HAS BEEN DONE ALLREADY IN 1971 AND 1999 SHOUDL RESEARCH ON THAT .THAN FOR READING
Mr. Manmohan Singh is great. He proved SINGH IS KING. SINGH IS ALWAYS KING. He knows what to do with Pakistan and other all countries. Who they put us in trouble.
WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA, WAHEGURU JI KI FATHE.