{"id":102,"date":"2008-12-01T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-01T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rajiniravi.com\/ravi\/wp\/?p=102"},"modified":"2008-12-01T11:55:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-01T18:55:00","slug":"6-ridiculous-things-about-the-mumbai-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ravi.rajiniravi.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/6-ridiculous-things-about-the-mumbai-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ridiculous things about the Mumbai attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. Dirty Politics<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rediff.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/28mumterror-modi-announces-1-crore-for-slain-cops-kin.htm\">Modi announces Rs 1 cr for slain cops&#8217; kin<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rediff.com\/news\/2008\/dec\/01mumterror-martyr-father-snubs-kerala-chief-minister-in-bangalore.htm\">Martyr&#8217;s father snubs Kerala chief minister<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/specials.rediff.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/29sld1-public-reaction-terror-attack.htm\">&#8216;Politics of martyrdom&#8217;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>2. Bumbling Politicians<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;bade shahron mein aise ek adh hadse hote rahte hain. Woh 5,000 logon ko marne aye the lekin humne kitna kum nuksan hone diya&#8221; &#8211; Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBefore I could reach there, the terrorists who had attacked one of the hospitals, the Cama Hospital, had left and those who attacked the railway station had also left.\u201d &#8211; Home Minister Shivraj Patil (<a href=\"http:\/\/www1.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/articleshow\/3777581.cms\">more gaffes<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If it had not been (Major) Sandeep&#8217;s house, not even a dog would have glanced that way.&#8221; &#8211; Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>3. Mumbai Cops<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hats off to the brave cops who braved the terrorists. But the potbellied,  lathi wielding and 303 carrying force needs a serious makeover&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_sW65ilskOC8\/RgUujMvdgrI\/AAAAAAAABIs\/tQnCaQ01CBs\/s320\/MumbaiPolicemanPotBelly.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 228px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_sW65ilskOC8\/RgUujMvdgrI\/AAAAAAAABIs\/tQnCaQ01CBs\/s320\/MumbaiPolicemanPotBelly.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>4. Dumb advertisers<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I don&#8217;t know what to say of this advert&#8230; &#8220;During these challenging times in Mumbai we are with you. To register your claim if any please call our 24&#215;7 toll free number 18002098888. Be safe. Team ICICI L&#8221;&#8230; and I am not even registered with them!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Another political one upmanship&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/im.rediff.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/29sldmar1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 165px;\" src=\"http:\/\/im.rediff.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/29sldmar1.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>5. Rumour Mongers<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rediff.com\/news\/2008\/nov\/28mumterror-rumour-mongers-keep-city-on-the-edge.htm\">Rumour-mongers keep Mumbai on the edge<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>6.Sensational Media<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nov-28 2008:<a href=\"http:\/\/sify.com\/news\/fullstory.php?id=14806852\">1.36 PM: Fresh terror attack outside Mumbai. Firing outside RBI headquarters &#8211; CNN-IBN<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CVI4Mdf1tE4&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/guMMWfWjWZg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Dirty Politics Modi announces Rs 1 cr for slain cops&#8217; kin Martyr&#8217;s father snubs Kerala chief minister &#8216;Politics of martyrdom&#8217; 2. Bumbling Politicians &#8220;bade shahron mein aise ek adh hadse hote rahte hain. 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