Ajmal Kasab is the lone surviving terrorist captured from the Mumbai attacks. He is responsible for deaths of 170 innocent people and numerous injured. He is responsible for several families that have lost their bread earner and loved ones. These acts of terrorism were in no means anything that any sane human would ever do. Ajmal Kasab is a terrorist and terrorists have no race, religion, family; they are no humans.
In the last few weeks, I have read a lot of media coverage on the attacks and heard several analysts talk about it. Knowing the basic identity of the terrorist is enough for the people of India and the world. We know their name, we know where they come from and we know why they came. I think that is enough to know about the terrorist. I feel the frustration when media provides frivolous information about Ajmal Kasab. For e.g.
- Kasab wants to eat meat everyday and wants to watch movies of Amitabh Bachchan
- Kasab asked his mother for blessings as he embraked for Jehad
Why should the people care about his likes and dislikes? Kasab is no celebrity and we do not want to get up, close and personal with the terrorist. There were 170 people killed in the carnage; 3 top police officials, military and NSG jawaans that lost their life fighting for the country. I haven’t heard the media talk about the likes and dislikes of anyone of these warriors. What does Mr. Karkare like? Who was Mr. Unnikrishnan inspired by?
If the media wants topics, then write columns about the soldiers that fight on the borders while we sleep in peace. We would like to hear their voices. I request the media not to try and make a human out of a terrorist.
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