Life back to normal after Mumbai blasts

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My condolences to all those families who lost someone due to the terrorist attacks.
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Life in the western Indian city of Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, limped back to normalcy after a deadly bombing attack on its local transit system. Schools and offices remained open to show India's resolve against terrorism.

The Maharashtra politicians led the way in showing the country that they will not be cowed into submission by such acts of terrorism. The local news bureau reports that there was an uproar in the assembly and it was adjourned. The news bureau quoted an unnamed assembly man as saying "If we work in a civilized manner in the assembly and try to find a way to strengthen our defenses against future terrorist attacks, then the terrorists have already won".

Shiv Sena, the main opposition party, was contemplating on calling for a bandh to protest against the desecration of a statue of its departed party member. By heaping on difficulties on the common man, we will show that terrorist activities will not change our way of life. Closure of medical shops due to a bandh immediately after bomb blasts will show the terrorists that their actions does not influence our thoughts.

Many of the analysts are however quick to note that the leadership shown by the Indian Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, was probably the most influential in helping Mumbaikars getting their life back to normal. Immediately after the bomb blast, the dimwit minister was quoted as saying "We had information that some attacks were about the happen, but we did not have the date and time", therefore we went around our lives as if nothing is going to happen. The Minster lamented that the terrorists were not playing fair, "they (terrorists) didn't have the courtesy of notifying the authorities about their plans, while we inform everyone of our missile tests - even if they are dud missiles", The minister concluded "I am going to complain to my teacher".