Marking the 14th anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attack, President Droupadi Murmu Saturday paid homage to the people who lost their lives to terrorism in 2008.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, remembering the victims, said on Twitter, “Terrorism threatens humanity. Today, on 26/11, the world joins India in remembering its victims. Those who planned and oversaw this attack must be brought to justice. We owe this to every victim of terrorism around the world.
In a video released by the minister, he remembered the 140 Indian nationals and 26 citizens from other countries who lost their lives. “When it comes to terrorism India will never comprise,” he stated.
On this day in 2008, armed militants attacked a dozen locations in Mumbai — a hospital, railway station, a restaurant, a Jewish center and two luxury hotels, including Taj Mahal Palace. At least 166 people were killed and over 300 injured in the attacks.
For more than 60 hours, the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel was besieged by four heavily armed militants. It was only on November 29, 2008 that the Indian commandos announced that the Taj had been cleared of all militants.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath too extended his condolences to the families of the deceased.
देश ने कायराना मुंबई 26/11 आतंकी हमले में अपने निर्दोष नागरिकों को खोया था। वहीं, सबकी रक्षा करते हुए हमारे वीर जवानों ने अपना सर्वोच्च बलिदान दिया।
सभी को विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि!
अपनों के खोने की असह्य पीड़ा को प्रतिपल जी रहे सभी परिजनों के प्रति मेरी संवेदनाएं हैं।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) November 26, 2022
The Congress party, in a tweet, said,” We pay our humble tributes to the martyrs and victims of the ghastly Mumbai terror attacks of 26th November, 2008. India has always stood strongly against terrorism & we pledge to continue to fight against all forms of terror.”
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