Sunday November 30, 2008
I wept almost 300 times in three days: Lata Mangeshkar
Describing the terror attacks on Mumbai as a blow to the city’s spirit, singer Lata Mangeshkar said that she never felt so disturbed in life and almost wept 300 times in the last three days.
“I can’t express my emotion in words. I never felt so disturbed in my life. I have been watching TV constantly for the last three days wept and 300 times,” the legendary singer told PTI.
While adding that the attack is on Mumbai’s spirit, she said, “I had a premonition that after Gujarat and Delhi, Mumbai could be the next target. Even I discussed it with my family members. I never imagined something like this can happen.”
“I don’t think this is the last attack by terrorists. We have to become more careful and cautionary,” she added. She got to know about the incident when one of her relatives called up and apprised her about the attack.
Speaking about Hemant Karkare, the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Chief, who died fighting terrorists, she said, “I knew him personally and today when he is not alive, I am feeling his presence all around.”
“When I heard the song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ television channels were playing during the last rites of the martyrs, I felt the same pain, I experienced when I sang it.”
Actor Amitabh Bacchaan has also mentioned in his blog that he kept a pistol under his pillow, when he went to bed at night, fearing an attack on his residence.
On asking about Mumbai’s spirit, she said people need to be courageous to deal with such a situation and “I am sure we Indians have enough courage to face any situation. Perhaps we can win over it.
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