Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh visited the Taj hotel in the company of
Bollywood stars, his actor son
Ritesh Deshmukh and filmmaker
Ram Gopal Varma, evoking strong reactions among Mumbaikers, Mumbaikers expressed anger against Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh
The five-star hotel, set up in 1905, was seized by terrorists along with a Jewish centre and the Oberoi hotel. The gunmen killed people and then took hostages until commandos neutralised them. From the Taj, Deshmukh went over to the Oberoi.
The terror drama left 183 people dead.
Mumbaikers expressed anger that the chief minister chose to take a film maker to the Taj and the Oberoi even as the country was mourning its dead.
"Is he taking Ram Gopal Varma so that he (Varma) could make a realistic film one day?" asked Narendra Shinde, an employee of a multinational company.
"This is insensitive (on the part of the chief minister)," said Aruna Anand, a social activist. "Politicians have to exhibit a sense of sensitivity when common people are suffering."
Neither Riteish Deshmukh nor Ram Gopal Varma could be contacted for their comments.
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