New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered the victims of the 26/11 attacks on Sunday, the ninth anniversary of the 2008 massacre, and called for global efforts to fight the “burden of terrorism".
Addressing the nation via his Mann ki Baat radio programme, the PM said India had been raising the issue of terrorism in global platforms for over four decades.
"Initially the world did not take us seriously, but now the world is realising the destructive aspects of terrorism... The world will have to join hands to eliminate terrorism," he said.
We salute all those brave women and men who lost their lives in the gruesome 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/Z1LVRZG8rL— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 26, 2017
The Prime Minister said terrorism and extremism made an "unholy attempt" to damage the country's social fabric and it was essential that all humanitarian forces became aware of the problem.
"This is the land of Lord Mahavir, Buddha, Guru Nanak and Mahatma Gandhi, which has given the message of peace and non-violence... Terrorism is hell-bent on destroying humanitarian forces. Therefore, humanitarian forces not only of India but of the entire world will have to unite to defeat terrorism," he said.
On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists arrived in Mumbai by sea route and opened fire indiscriminately at people on different locations, killing 166, including 18 security personnel, and injuring several others, besides damaging property worth crores.
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