Wednesday, December 16, 2009

26/11 : Then and Now

I remember this same time a year back. 26/11 happened. We were all angry. Hell, a procrastinator like me even wrote a blog post about it :)
One year has passed.
And where are we right now vis-à-vis 2008?

I think this poem by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala captures the present state of limbo perfectly :

One year ago Hafiz Saeed was free,
One year later Hafiz Saeed is still free.

One year ago RR Patil was the Home Minister of Maharashtra,
One year later RR Patil is still the Home Minister of Maharashtra.

One year ago the News Channels were playing clips from the ...26/11 attacks,
One year later the News Channels are still playing clips from the 26/11 attacks.

One year ago Kasab was alive,
One year later Kasab is still alive.

Congratulations everybody!
We simply changed the date and time,
From 26/11/2008 to 26/11/2009!


Sad but painfully true.