145;Forget differences and unite to fight terrorism146;

Swami Hari Kripa Chaitanya Puri Maharaj
The whole world is passing through a fearful phase of possible large-scale wars. In such a time, we should forget all our differences and conflicts. We should maintain love, unity and harmony. We must not allow cruel conspiracies that seek to divide the nation and the society. Many innocents have perished due to such acts of terrorism. Now, when the question of coming together to combat this arises, all nations must unite to assist tackling terrorists8217; acts. The war against terrorism could go on for long because these people carry their fight remaining in hiding and not face to face. It8217;s obvious that it is going to take time and some innocents may also have to suffer. But society has to prepare itself for such sacrifices to put an end to bloodshed of innocents that the extremists carry out everyday. The main objective of saints is to provide guidance to the society and make people useful to the family, nation and the society. Unfortunately, those very saints have lost their way and are entangled in the sparkle of physical world.

Dr Keiki Mehta, honorary opthalmologist to the police
I8217;m very proud how our police stood up to the terrorists despite being severely hampered by lack of good firepower, protective devices and communication. They are a great force, only need better equipment to do a better job. The terrorists were a lift-off from the popular movie Universal Soldier. They were emotionless 8220;killing machines8221;, who killed women and babies. Obviously like in the movie, their brain had been heavily conditioned and had to be on drugs to maintain this conditioning. We need to investigate this angle too.

Vikram Mane, director of Radhakrishna Carriers and Exports Private Limited
I8217;m not angry with a single politician but I am just upset with the system. For example, on the November 27 when I went to Shatabdi Hospital to donate blood for the victims, I was shocked to hear they had no blood bank. Even more shocking was the fact that when I offered to organise a blood donation drive for them with my society members and friends, they told me that I should go to a private hospital. What is this disastrous management plan of the government doing, if I can8217;t even do a blood donation drive? In this country there is no liability for politicians.

Dr. S. Natarajan, Executive Chairman and Managing Director, Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital
When I saw the events unfolding on TV , I was aghast . As a doctor my mind focuses on healing my patients and that gives me the greatest satisfaction. My heart goes out to the relatives of the deceased. I salute the heroes of our country, police, commandos and all the people who have done their bit to rescue the hostages. Let us unite in war against terrorism.