The Rediff Special
'India was in a lose-lose situation'
Nightmare of Flight 814, Message Board. Views verbatim, edited lightly.
Name:T-REX
Email:shasrag@pl.jaring.my
Message:Now is the best time to erase
all the militants who are being
kept in Indian jails as guests
of the Indian people. This would
be the best action to prevent
future terrorist blackmail. No
more militants in jails,no more
reason for hijacking.Secondly teach
Indian people to control
emotions by introducing Geetha
classes in all schools. Every
Indian must learn how to become
"Stithaprajnas" by the end of school
life.That should be the aim of
elementary education.It was
shameful to see silly emotional
outbursts by relatives of the
hijacked over TV.That destoyed
government's ability to
negotiate from a position of strength.
Shame to the press to highlight
weaknesses. They are the real traitors.
Lastly martial arts must be made
compulsory in schools. Self-defence
practice and spiritual
classes will make the future
Indian strong physically,
mentally and spiritually.
JAI HIND.
Name:ramachandran S
Email:ram_pav@hotmail.com
Message:Even a new born child knows it is
pakistani's are involved. How much
Govt is involved is very difficult
to assess because of style of Govt
there. Root cause for Kashmir is
Valley based Muslims mentality of
going for partition and claiming
that all other communities should
be included in their so-called
'Azad' Jammu & Kashmir. Let them
first get freedom from Pakistan
and China and then talk to India.
Just repeating the word of
Mr. Nehru does'nt resolve the issue.
In your site please insisit.
Yours
Ramachandran S
Pakistan exploiting Kashmiri
muslim (Sunni) mentality for
their benenfit both monetary
& military.
Name:L.KMehta
Email:lkmehta@ch1.dot.net.in
Message:The govt. shd'nt have released the terrorists but instead with the help of countries which had their passesngers on board flight IC 814 , it should have planned a concerted commando action / air strike by all the countries opposing Taliban Militia.
Name:Manish Marwah
Email:manish_marwah@hotmail.com
Message:Yes !!! definetely the goverment laids down rules which it follows are so hopeless that in a democartic country like India would always suffer..
Maulana Masood was caught in a encounter and we also lost 2 of our own men .. why was he not killed at that time ..
Why was he kept in the jail for 5 years , these people should be immediately hanged ..
Regards,
Manish
Name:vikash singh
Email:viku_sin@usa.net
Message:By successfully getting their
friends released the hijackers will
get encouragements
,since there was no other
option this was good action,now
the goverment should try to
kill the millitants head instead of
keeping them in custody
Name:padmanabhan
Email:kathiru@singnet.com.sg
Message:With the return of the hostages,
it is now time to bomb the
entire LoC everyday to finish
the mad goons.In future India
should not of this mad goons
alive to avoid this trading
business.
Name:Raghu Vikram
Email:raguvicky@hotmail.com
Message:I think the Govt did the right thing by negotiating with the millitants to ensure the safety of the passengers - but what i find it hard to beleive is that the millitants could get into the flight with all the arms and ammunition in an international airport...
I think we should review the relations with our neighbouring countries in order to keep the safety of the nation. Now that Nepal has been used as a portal of entry for many terrorist activities.
Name:Baliram Bodkhe
Email:baliram@hotmail.com
Message:I support Govt.Decision on compromise to release terrorist for safety of passenger
Name:amit kohli
Email:amitkohli@vsnl.com
Message:The Indian Government has done a commendable job and saved the lives of innocent people. The deal with the Taliban should have included arrest of the hijackers and subsequnet handing over to the Indian authorities.
Before the Govt recognises the Taliban this should happen.
Name:v.sasidhar
Email:3313-vs@ue-dak.ltindia.com
Message:It is clearly a defeat for india.
Atleast govt. should have made efforts to show the world
that Taliban is a fundamentalist state as they have abbetted terrorists.
Name:INDIAN
Email:unluckilyindian@bharat.com
Message:I FEEL ASHAMED.THE GOVT ACTED LIKE A SPINELESS EUNUCH.
WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF......
MESSAGE IS CLEAR
Name:k.vedanarayanan
Email:qquality@loxinfo.co.th
Message:india has bowed to terrorissm.
surely it will impact the insurgency.this is the 1st
incident where terrorist got the
upper hand. this shows the
softness of the indian government & indians.we people
are selfish in every thing.people are not conscious
about the surroundings.atleast in the new century indians should
wake and stand proud by their
deeds.
Name:Dr.Aslam Aarif
Email:aslamaarif@yahoo.com
Message:It was an ordeal for the passengers abord the Hijacked Airbus no doubt.I only would like to look at it from a different angle.Just a few months back the whole nation was in a frenzy over the Kargil issue and pleged their to the support to the marters.I would like to ask the same persons of what they thought about it today when it was their time to be tested.What are we going to say to those hundreds of brave men who laid down their lives to capture these militants alive.Their cause is lost.Believe me, it was a very unprofessional show on the part of the relatives not forgetting the reception given to the passengers on their return.We should try to live as a nation in the real sence of the word.One brother gives his life to achieve while the same is given away to save the other brothers life.
My wishes to everybody.My only prayer is that sence prevail over nonsence.
Name:Sanjay Raina
Email:shanky_raina@hotmail.com
Message:The govt. should not have released the terrorists in exchange for the lives of crew & passengers.This will embolden the terrorists.If another plane is hijacked, will the govt. release more terrorists.How long will this continue.
The militants have been encouraged by this action of the Govt.They have received a boost.
But national interest has not been sold. it was sold when V.P Singh released terrorists for securing the release of Rubbaiya syed.The best
V.P Singh could have done to remove the stain against his name would have been to offer himself & his family in exchange for the hostages.
Name:Asit
Email:
Message:This might give impression the families of the army, whose loved ones fell to bullets in Kargil that Govt only cares of people who are NOT ARMY. It is also shame that the relatives of the people onboard put themselves before the country. This is going to have severe repurcussions in the future on the security of the country. SHAME ON US.
Name:Kiran Annambhotla
Email:karan8@hotmail.com
Message:We shouldn't have released the terrorists. Tolerance of Indians is seen more as a weakness.
1. When pakistan was created as an Islamic state, we should have declared India as a secular country comprising of people excepting those holding Islam faith.
2. During the 1971 war against pakistan instead of holding on the captured territory of pak, we should not have left half of Kahsmir.
3. There was no need of giving a "Safe Passage" to the kargil intruders. All Should have been shot.
4. And now we have released these Islamic terrorists who have no qualms about killing Indians.
Since the Indian government has the list of 33 militants whom they asked for release. These must be executed on the tarmac of an airport with full pubilcity to warn the Islamics. In future all kashmir militants must be shot dead without any trial.
Name:Harpreet
Email:harpreetk@yahoo.com
Message:The hijackers started with the demand of releasing 1 buddy ... at the end of the day they have 3 of them, all hardcore at that.
Now whatever happened during the course of the week, is this is any way a hurray for the negotiators? I don't think so.
Name:girish .s.n.
Email:girishsn@yahoo.com
Message:Absolutely not.Rather the bad time has been converted into a comfortable one by the scholar efforts of Sri.Jaswant singh and Brijesh Mishra.It will not be boasting if we are looking a Prime ministerial material in Jaswant singh....!
Kudos to him & his team.
Name:Subramanian MK
Email:mks@maa1.siemens.co.in ; yemkayes @hotmail.com
Message:The fact that we have released terrorists is now over . We may have to thoroughly rethink our strategy towards Militancy in Kashmir.My view is that we may have to impose a law for army recruiting and also have capital pumnishment in PUBLIC for any acts of disobidience against India. The fact that we have released these morons on the last dayof the millenium . We may have to declare the day as a black day in Indian History. We had set a bad precedent in the case of Mufti Mohamed Sayeed's daughter. But here was a case wherin we could have done nothing is my point of view. But hence forth we have to be totally focussed on saving India. Personally I am 27 years old the nationalist feeling in me is not reflected in my friends of my age group and also in our younger group. This was very disturbing for me in the personal front. SO IN THIS NEW YEAR WE MUST TAKE UP A RESOLUTION THAT ALWAYS OUR COUNTRY COMES FIRST.
We may also rethink of evacuating people from Kashmir and storm the same by force as russia did in GROZNY. The UN JOKERS could not even comment and western jokers did not believe that pakistan are stage managing this entire episode.I feel that the UN is mainly interested to comment only when its interests are there on a particular episode.
Now that this episode has come to an end we may have to prove that these terrorists ar ein pakistan and try to persuade other countries to declare pakistan as a terrorist state.
Or try to wait and build up our economy in 2 years and engage in a milatiry conflict and totally devastate pakistan so that they might be decimated.
regards
mks
Name:gautam
Email:gautampetro@hotmail.com
Message:It was a mistake done by india , allowing the plane to fly from amritsar but there is no country in this world which can not make mistake.
India has done the right thing to save the passengers and the crew on board. But now is the time for india to take strict action against terrorism and do whatever necessary thing for the nation's security sake and to show the world that the the fight of India
against the terrorrism is now going to be more intensive.
Name:
Email:
Message:Govt. Should not arrest terrorists,
they should be killed right at
that point instead of
arresting.
When we know they are threat to the country,
there is no point in sending them to prison.
Govt. could save cost of maintenance of Jail also
and other terrorists would not hijack any more
plane and ask release of terrorists.
Name:sanjiv
Email:sanjiv236@yahoo.com
Message:why did we nourish maulana and other terrorists for five years when ordinary criminals are liquidated in even fake encounters every year.IAS BABUS can only pass buck and scribble notes CMG should consist of defence personnels who are conditioned to take quick decisions in such emergencies
Name:Amar Bhandurge
Email:amar@mailcity.com
Message:Now that the nightmare of flight 814 is over and the
hostages are released and relieved the hijackers seem
to have accomplished what they had set out for.
The release of the passenegers is very nice but it has
left a scar on the Indian security. Only time can tell
what will be its repercussions.
Name:DALJEET SINGH
Email:singh@zamnet.zm
Message:We have been closely following the proceedings of the hijacked plane,we appreciate the Govt. of INDIA for handling the matter in a sensitive way,and they have taken the right decision by releasing prisoners in exchange for the hostages.
Name:Ashok
Email:ac_32@hotmail.com
Message:Releasing the terrorists to free the hostages was tantamont to allowing the Pakistanis to enter Kargil and then drive them out.
My feeling as well as those of a number of people with whom I have interacted is that it is a disgrace on the heroes of the Kargil war.
The country always comes before individuals and votes dont matter when it comes to being defiant to terrorist demands.
Name:S.NARAYANAN
Email:snamirapu@hotmail.com
Message:Yes the National Interest has been compromised. Insurgency at kasmir is likely to get a fillip because of the release of the three terrorrists.
Firstly , all security matters should be placed in the hands of professional security personnel and not Beauraucrats. Excellent officers in the IAs are few and far between. Majority are revenue collector backgroung officers who are not trained to handle other matters. A lot of them even have pre-colonialm " ruler-subject" mentality in dealing with all others. They have power without accountability.
They should be kept only for revenue collection functions.
At Amritsar the local police should have been authorised to shoot the plane tyres in case the NSG was delayed.
This should ensure the plane was immobilised.
the entire matter could have been handled in Indian territory.
hats of to the pilot and the crew and the brave hostages
Name:JAYANT P. JOSHI
Email:jayantpjoshi@prodigy.net
Message:YES THE GOV. HAS DEFINITELY TAKEN THE RIGHT DECISION TO RELEASE THE TERRORISTS.150 INDIAN LIVES, OUR BROTHERS OUR SISTERS OUR SONS OUR DAUGHTERS ARE BY FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN 3 TERRORISTS.THIS WHOLE UNHAPPY EPISODE WILL, I AM HOPING HAVE A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT ON KASHMIR INSURGENCY.OUR GOVT. WILL DEFINITELY TAKE STEPS TO REDUCE THE INSURGENCY BY VIGOROUSLY FIGHTING THEM IN KASHMIR AND ISOLATING THEM AND THEIR SUPPORTERS IN THE COMMUNITY OF NATIONS.
I HAVE READ AND HEARD ALOT ABOUT NEPALEASE BEING INVOLVED IN THE HIJACKING. UNTIL THIS IS PROVEN WE SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY COMMENTS WHICH WOULD JEOPERDISE OUR RELATIONS WITH OUR FRIENDS IN NEPAL. I GUESS SAME SHOULD APPLY TO PAKISTAN. THE ONUS IS ON INDIAN GOVT. TO PROVIDE CONCRETE PROOF TO THE WORLD AT LARGE ABOUT PAKISTAN'S INVOLMENT IN THE HIJACKING.
NOW THAT ALL OUR PEOPLE ARE FREE IT IS HIGH TIME ALL INDIAN AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY SHOULD GEAR UP AND FIND THESE HIJACKERS AND CATCH THEM AND BRING THEM TO TRIAL. AND IF THEY CAN'T BE BROUGHT TO TRIAL, KILL 'EM ON SIGHT.
WE MUST SUPPORT OUR GOVT. AND OUR TROOPS FIGHTING THE TERRORISTS.
OUR SYMPATHY TO THE KATYAL FAMILY. MAY GOD GRANT PEACE TO YOUR SON.
JAI BHARAT.
Name:premsharma
Email:prem1_2000@yahoo.com
Message:india should have never released the terrorists-
when hundreds of indian soldiers were killed for the same cause what are 160 lives?
Name:Ashok Pandit
Email:ashokp@ip.eth.net
Message:We should NOT have released the terrorists. It will certainly give a boost to insurguncy, not only in J&K but also elsewhere.
But then, we ARE a meek and weak nation. And that includes the press (How can you call these guys as militants and not terrorists??). How silly of us that we don't see a game wherein both, Pakistan and Afganistan(Taliban) had obviously joined hands and were making Indian Govt, people and press play to their tune?
So called beefing up of the airport security (with missiles and tanks to boot!) was obviously NOT FOR ANY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE HIJACKERS but to counter any attempted rescue (a la Entebbe) by Indian commandos !! You don't need tanks and missiles to fight FOUR terrorists !!!
And here we are; actually THANKING the Taliban for their kindness !!
And pray, where are our great publicity-hogging, bleeding-heart liberals --- Ms Shabana Azmi, Mr. Dilip Kumar et al ?
Not a word from them about it !! (But I suppose that is to be expected. These are the people who didn't utter a word about death-sentence (Fatwa !) on Salman Rushdie by an Islamic nation. This is SELECTIVE libaralism.)
No wonder people start flocking to people like Bal Thakre, who at least speaks up for the nation, however Politically Incorrect it may be.
We need to be a strong nation. If need be we should seek vengence, as Israel and the US always seem to do, ex-post-facto, for any act of terrorism !
--- Ashok Pandit
Name:Dr A B Chandorkar
Email:abchandorkar@hotmail.com
Message:No! An emphatic NO!!! By giving in to these blood thirsty scoundrels' demands and showing ourselves to be yellow and pliable, we have not only denigrated the lives of the soldiers and policemen who have died fighting this scum, but we have also left ourselves forever open to further armtwisting for all times to come! Why should we keep these SOB's alive and well in our jails? Shoot them out of hand and you will never b e at risk of hijacks for trading rascals like Masood Azhar. He claims to be a religious leader but looks and behaves like a wild animal . KPS Gill was right in drawing up a hit list of the terrorists and givin g them a bu ll et for bullet.
Name:mukesh parikh
Email:MOOKESHP@YAHOO.COM
Message:I SIMPLY HATE RELATIVES OF
160 PASSENGERS WHO WERE
SHOUTING BEFORE GOVT. TO
RELEASE TERRORISTS....
TEACHING THEIR OWN
HEIRS TO BECOME TRAITORS.....
They say they are from Middle Class ....joke (real middle class don't travel by Air)
Name:Syed Murtuza Ali
Email:murtuzaa@gisqatar.org.qa
Message:Dear Sir,
More than reacting to what the government should have done in the hijacking, i would like to point to the very basic problem.
When the Govt caches notorious criminals who doesn't have an element of humanity in them, why the judicial system doesn't give them death sentence or why they are not killed by the security when they are caught?
I prefer these people killed than kept in jail and invite all these kind of hostage taking and killing of innocent people. What that young lady had done to the hijackers? Today she is a widow just for the reason that she is a co passenger in the flight. I don't think that any of the hijacker had a drop of sompathy on her.
The terrorists will go to Kashmir and start killing the innocents again. Why we are allowing them to do so?
Govt has all praise for Taliban who told the hijackers that the demand of ransom and exumation of the body an anti-islamic. Then i would like to ask the so called Islamic Taliban is hijacking Islamic?
One of the most upset citizen of India.
Syed Murtuza Ali.
Name:jay
Email:jay2@vsnl.com
Message:India has let pakistan getaway with a lot
and it is about time we put our foot down
and rightfully take what is ours and bring pakistan to its knee,s
even at the risk of war. Talking for the last 45 years has not resolved anything
except a lot of political milage for both countries. Let us do something just this once.
Name:vava
Email:vavagi@hotmail.com
Message:Because of some unwanted elements of the society those poor innocent souls abroad the hijacked flight must have had the most terrible time of their lives. And how terrible is the loss of yet another young blood forever. There is no one to blame except for the Indian Government (BJP) for this. What were those so-called commandos doing while the negotiations were going on. Probably waiting for orders to storm the aircraft, that never came, because the Indian government doesn't have balls made of steel like the French or the Israelis to carry out such an operation successfully. Well if such an operation was a failure we could atleast say that we tried, but to obey the commands of some gun wielding thugs is unheard of by any sane government. Well then who says BJP is Sane?
BJP is really insane, they created Kargil murdered there own so-called brothers in the army, all in the name of "MATHRUBHUMI" "BHARAT MATHA" etc. etc. Neither these words nor the "RATH YATHRA" have any meaning for the BJP or any political parties in India; these words and the YATHRA is used just to fool the ordinary and illiterate Indians. Above all, the BJP takes all Indians for a ride in the name of Hinduism. OH God! Dear brothers and sisters when will you ever wake up and see the simple truth that's written all around you. Wake up! Wake up!
Name:Kallu Mama
Email:bhikhumatre@hotmail.com
Message:Once again we have proved that we are weak and are ready to compromise against anti-national forces. Now we shoud be prepared to die As terrorist would attack India with Bombs. Now we should also be ready for Kargil part two. Because politicians take decisions for their seats and not for Indians. This is a shame for us. We should have sent dead bodies of all 36 terrorists demanded by hijackers and should have declared Rs.5.00 crores reward for dead body of each hijackers. We should understand that national security cannot be ensured without personal dedication and life.
Name:Naishadh Patel
Email:iamnaishad@aol.com
Message:It is O.K. to release that
3 terrrorist in exchange of
hostages, but INDIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT LEAVE ALL 8 TERRORIST (INCLUDING HIJACKERS) ALONE BUT TRACE, CATCH AND BRING THERM BACK TO INDIAN JAIL.
Name:ravi
Email:ravi123@hotmail.com
Message:Its a great shame that we are going into this millennium conceding defeat to terrorists. I can't understand, how our govt can take this decision, forgetting hundreds of lives sacrificed by our soldiers in fighting terrorists. Its real pity that our politicians continue to save their seats putting nations intrests at risk. With this act, the govt have not only put thousands of people at risks, but also demoralized our soldiers. I don't know how our next generation feels when they read in history books that, India started this new Millennium with such a shameful act.
Tamosoma Jyothigramaya.
Name:
Email:
Message:First of all,
Dissolve parliament. These corrupt people who does not have any sense of ploitics are ruling the country for making money only. I think Indian Armed fores should take over and execute all these basterd politicians in Public as well as terrorosts who are captured. First of all Kill these bastards who are ruling the country.
Name:Capt A.K.Char
Email:akchar_mys@yahoo.com
Message:That is the only option left for India in the interest of the lives of the passengers and the crew viewed in the light of the close relatives demonstration near the PM's house and the Airport.
No Natioanl interest is involved.Under the existing circumstances no other move could have been better.The leaders released are likely to come back to lead the insurgency in Kashmir but the
Govt.should deal with a firm hand without bothering for International opinion.
Name:Jags Pinni
Email:jpinni@yahoo.com
Message:I don't agree with GOI about
the release of Terrorists.
It will have impact the kashmir
insurgency.In some aspect
GOI has sold out the national
interest.
Name:Indian
Email:indian@rediff.com
Message:We played right into the hands of the Taliban-Pakistan plot. The Taliban has been playing "neutral host", while all along they were very much part of the plan. Who else would give safe passage to terrorists and murderers ?
The Islamic terrorists are playing us left right and center. India has hit an all time low and will continue to sink.
My heart bleeds for Hindustan...
Name:satirist
Email:satirist1@hotmail.com
Message:It is appalling the way the Indian Govt. handled this problem. I wonder why heroes from Bollywood who pummel terrorists were not chosen to handle this mission. In the not too distant future it may be the turn of our poem-spouting PM who may get kidnapped by terrorists who might offer him only beef in lieu of his preference for onions and sookha roti. As a fooftnote I recommend that Bollywood purveyors of ultimate trash take cues and ideas from the Taliban.
My suggestion would be to fire the CMG and hiring Bollywood producers in their place.
Adios
Name:Bhupender Singh
Email:sbhupender@hotmail.com
Message:After reading so many different interviews of the people who were on board flight IA 814, I am surprised to find that some people even after going through such a long ordeal are still prasing hijacker's behaviour. It is really unfortunate on India's part that our own people are not giving the consistent information. They (Hijackers) may have been good for some people on board but I think we should not say anything good about them.They have done enough damage to our country and now it the time for the people of India to come together and face this challange. Indian security forces have already shown their capability during Kargil crisis but now it is our turn. No government can ensure the security of its people, until the people are consious. Enough time has been wasted and enough articles have been written, Now just do it and do it right.
God help those who help themselves.
Name:Rakesh
Email:rdh94086@yahoo.com
Message:The Pakistanis and Indians will never learn.
While the world is making progess in co-operating towards Space exploration and Nuclear disarmament, technological innovations, the indian subcontinent is going to DOGS with primitive enmity, hosility and destruction of land, property and life.
Long live the indian subcontinent in hate, pollution, destruction and petty behaviour towards each other.
Name:Jai Sampat
Email:jks@glotech.com
Message:Information Please....
What I don't understand is why were the hijackers allowed to leave safely after they released the hostages??
Was this some kind of a game that they were given 10 hrs to leave Afghanistan???
Why didn't the Indian Govt make any request to the Taliban Govt to to apprehend the hijackers instead of giving them 10 hrs...??
If they did and it was declined why are we praising them??
The international community also hasn't commented on these details??
Is there something that I don't know?? Any help is appreciated
Name:Jassy .
Email:jassy@rediffmail.com
Message:Dear Reader,
The Government did a very very wrong thing by releasing the 3 terrorists, as they would kill thousands of people.It would have been better if the 154 passengers sacrificed their lives for the betterment of the nation.
Name:vasanth
Email:Vasanth_Tatta@ndsu.nodak.edu
Message:hi,
by gods grace all the passengers are back in safe health. So, whats the govt gonna do with the millitants. well if i am not wrong are they moving into PAK?? what is it?? what the hell is wrong with ISI. Have they gone mad or what? this is not islam for sure. Now it is time to stop giving talks and act so that theres gonna be a strong signal to all the terrorists who want to jeoparadise lives of innocent people.
raj
Name:B. C.
Email:
Message:
Please stop posting any more reports/stories about the "soft" side of the hijackers. The B'day shawl and the hindi songs sung to that kid did not impress any Indian.
Those pigs deserve the most cruel and inhuman punishment ever invented.
Name:Rama
Email:rama@hotmail.com
Message:What I do not understand is, why are these hardcore terrorists (I am talking about the 35 militants whose release was demanded by the hijackers) who apparently have a history of participation in every possible crime against mankind kept alive. It sounds to me that they deserve to die. This is not only a valid punishment for what they have done but it will also teach a lesson for other would be terrorists and take out the incentive for any more future incidents like the Flight 814. Now, is the time for strong, firm action. This is not the time to be nice, we cannot allow innocent people to suffer.
Name:Debjit Kanjilal
Email:debdeepa@yahoo.com
Message:I think, the basic problem in our country is beurocratic govt proceedures. I am an NRI, and feel for my country a lot. But the feeling changes as soon you land in any international airport in India. The custom officials directly take bribe in dollars/pounds etc and once you pay them, practically no security check is done. These bugers get their salary but do nothing. I have seen this as many times as I visited my country. So if security can be bought with money, these things will happen again and again. So it is not only the gagets required for security should be improved but also the attitude of the personnels working there. We Indians in our country are very casuls "Sab chalta hai". So nobody to be blamed except us.
Name:rafiq_10
Email:rafiq_10@yahoo.com
Message:Well i think the government has done the best thing in the possible circumstances. But i firmly believe that those hostages who have been released should refrain from praisng the murderers.i mean Ms Pooja(who got a shawl for her b'day)and the diabetic Mr Khurana are saying a lot of good things abt the hijackers and their so called humane side,just becoz they are ignorant of what was happening in other parts of the plane.one innocent man was killed and countless people,especially men were beaten up mercilessly(please read the belgian man's interview).
Also many are saying that Rupin was killed becoz he looked up at the hijackers(now please give me a break-is this sort of a comment supposed to justify his killing!!).it is a fact that nobody on the plane would've survived had it not been for the release of terrorists.
The hijackers are ruthless killers and murderers who deserve to be punished for their actions in the most strongest manner.
To the former hostages-PLEASE DESIST FROM PRAISING THE HIKACKERS AND COVERTING THEM INTO HEROs FOR OTHER ANTI-SOCAIL ELEMENTS,a shawl is no big deal.
Name:DR CHERIAN KOVOOR
Email:kovoor@vsnl.com
Message:The plane should have never taken off from AMRITSAR.The CMG should comprise of military and police also not just IAS fellows who are just beuracrats who cannot deal with any crisis.
Name:punit bhatt
Email:punitbhatt@hotmail.com
Message:No, the government should not had released the hard core terrorist at any cost.Yes,to save the lives of 155 passengers was also important ,but the government should have tackled the issue in a different way.They should had sent black cammando to end the 8 days drama,or they should have came out with some solution,but not like this,this is shows that India is coward they can release any body if you hijack or abduct.his terrorist are taking advantage of India they think that India has worn bangles.I can`t understand how come the government din`t came out with some idea.How come they can free this hardcore terrorist at the cost of passengers.This terrorist who are freed have killed more then 500 Hindu.The same terrorist might do the same thing again to free more terrorist.The same terrorist will fight for the same issue (Kashmir).It seems like india has sold out there national interest.I think that the passengers should have given their lives at the cost of the country.How many people would have been killed 10,20,30at the same time even a big bomb can`t kill 155 at the same time,how come a AK 47 or a hand grenide or knifes.I really feel sorry for my country,it hurts me a lot that my country is so backward and coward,no body can believe that India had people like Bhagat singh & other who sacrifised their lives for the country.What was this I don`t know?Jai hind
Name:Prasad Kumar
Email:
Message:India was in a lose-lose situation. They didn't have any bargaining power from where they were.
Indian intelligence and defence agencies should reconsider keeping the dreaded terrorists in prison (that too at the expense of tax payers.) No matter what, these terrorists should be done away with the moment they are captured. This will ensure that such kidnap-hijack incidents do not occur again. Just imagine if they had followed this plan earlier, would we have been in the position of having to let these 3 guys go scot - free ? Forget about human rights violations in the case of Kashmir (infiltration) terrorists whose sole aim is to propagate death and destruction in Kashmir. I am sure the whole world would turn a blind eye (provided its the real terrorists that are dealt with).
Jai Hind.
Name:imran khan
Email:imms50@hotmail.com
Message:The government took a right decision in releasing the militants,because the militants were on a suicide mission,something like a human bomb.they were ready to die,so if the goverment wouldnt have freed the mujahideens then maybe they would have killed themselves including the innocent passengers and moreover all this happenings look more like a perfectly enacted play in which the heroes were the Indian Government.I dont think we are so stupid to believe whatever they have enacted.
Name:Dr. Shobha Kulkarni
Email:aku@ip.eth.net
Message:the govenment has done absolutely right thing to free
our innocent peoples . these terrorists con again be caught . govt should install nerve gas remote controlled to immoilise all temporarily
and salvage the situation in future.
Read what other readers said:
'Get into Afghanistan and kill the hijackers'
'The Govt should directly talk with the hijackers and release the passengers without succumbing to their demands'
'Distract the hijackers, storm the plane, shoot the criminals and rescue the hostages'
'An SOP must be in place, formulated without a second's delay'
'We should do an operation a la Entebbe whatever the consequences'
'The Govt should avail of all diplomatic means to get the passengers released'
'Never give in to terrorist demands'
'The relatives' behaviour is understandable --- they are under emotional pressure'
'It is scary to think what the 35 terrorists would do if they were released'
'Indian are and will always be ready to sacrifice their lives for the nation'
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