Sorry Mumbai Happened: (Indian)PM

Source: Tribune News Service

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today offered an apology to the nation over the terrorist attacks on Mumbai on November 26.

Concluding the day-long debate over the government resolution unanimously passed by Lok Sabha, he said: “On behalf of the government, I would like to apologise to our people for the fact that these dastardly acts could not be prevented.”

Today’s debate was marked by unusual sobriety and restrains both by Opposition and treasury benches, who largely avoided scoring debating points, and instead projected a picture of a nation united against external onslaught. Leader of Opposition L.K Advani set the mood earlier in the day by rising to support the proposed resolution.

Singh said: “The forces behind these attacks wanted to destabilise our secular polity, create communal discord and undermine our country’s economic and social progress.”

Laying down the blueprint of the UPA government’s plan to tackle terrorism, he said: “We have to work at three levels. First, we have to galvanise the international community into dealing sternly and effectively with the epicentre of terrorism, which is located in Pakistan. The infrastructure of terrorism has to be dismantled permanently. This is for the good of the entire world community, including the well being of the people of Pakistan.”

He also called upon the world community to rally round India to join this fight against terror saying: “The political will of the international community must be translated into concrete and sustained action on the ground. It is time for the international community to squarely confront the challenge of terrorism. The use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy is no longer acceptable. There should be no double standards in the global fight against terrorism.”

more: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081212/main1.htm

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Remind me, again, when did chimpy apologize for the 9/11 attacks?:shrug: