To remember these "shaheeds" and to salute to their bravery and to protest against the corrupt "old" politicians of "young" India, a whole lot of Mumbai turned out today night at the Gateway of India. The call to join hands was sent through SMS & social bookmarking sites like Facebook and Orkut. People turned out like anything... The response was beyond imagination. People are extremely upset about the Indian Government's apathy towards the overall security and well being of the citizens, and the increasing corruption among all the ladders. Here are some of the pictures which depicted very clearly the sentiments of the common Indian.
Refer to the glossary below for explanation about people, events, terms shown in the pictures.
Glossary
Raj: Raj Thackeray is the founder and president of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (Maharashtra Renaissance Army), which is a regional party in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Mr. Deshmukh: Vilasrao Deshmukh is, now former, chief minister of the state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. He was widely criticized for taking Ram Gopal Varma to the Taj Mahal Hotel in the aftermath of the terror acts.
Achuthanandan: V.S. Achuthanandan, Kerala’s Chief Minister, who remarked that even a “dog” would not visit the house of NSG commando Sandeep Unnikrishnan after being denied entry into his home by the late commando’s father.
Ram Gopal Varma: A famous Bollywood film maker fell from grace lately after his lame attempt of remaking one of India’s cult classics - “Sholay”. The remake is called “Ram Gopal Varma ki aag” and has been widely lampooned by media and the public at large.
Sena: A reference to “Shiv Sena” - a regional political party of India. Sena is the Hindi word for army.
Deshmurkh: A purposeful misspelling of the former chief minister’s last name. The 2 parts - “Desh” is Hindi for country and “murkh” is Hindi for unwise , or dim-witted.
