Quotes
So they say
“Forget about achieving closure, the pronouncement of the death sentence for Kasab is a ploy by the Indian government to hoodwink
the citizens. Kasab is only a pawn in the game. What about the masterminds who engineered this carnage? What about the local contacts who provided logistical support in the run-up to the
actual attack?”
Nawaz Kamdin, mother of the Taj chef Kaizad who died in the
November 26, 2008 attack, The Times of India, May 7, 2010
“The perpetrators of November 26 made their decision by attacking us and changing our lives forever. It is our turn to decide. Why be lenient? Some families feel that no punishment will bring their loved ones back; others say Kasab is only a misguided youth. But he is all we have. At least to restore our faith, as a powerful symbol of collective will, let us carry out this sentence... instead of granting him a luxurious life in prison.”
Nikki Maloo, whose husband Rohinton was killed by terrorists at the Oberoi, The Times of India, May 7, 2010
“It was sad that the law awards death penalty to a 21-year-old boy who was brainwashed by his handlers. Death penalty should be abolished. What difference does it make if he is kept in jail for the rest of his life?”
Maharukh Adenwala, high court advocate, commenting on the death penalty for Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, DNA, May 7, 2010
“Zoroastrianism was never unified in the Sasanian period. Rituals and beliefs often varied greatly from one to the other province.”
Dinyar Patel, PhD student, Economic and Political Weekly, April 10, 2010
“Why should every Parsi be eccentric? Why should every Sardarji have this one stock image?”
Boman Irani, actor, The Week, April 18, 2010
“Pasta on the patra (banana leaf) is a no-no. Every community should stick to serving its own kind of food. When I go to a Muslim wedding, I want to eat biryani and at a Gujarati event, I look forward to a thali.”
Farzana Contractor, editor, UpperCrust,
Sunday Times of India, May 9, 2010
“If I left the woman I really loved — the Great Society —
in order to get involved with that bitch of a war on the other side of the world (Vietnam), then I would lose everything at home. All my programmes... All my dreams...”
Lyndon Johnson, former US president reprinted from
The New York Times, DNA, March 5, 2009
the citizens. Kasab is only a pawn in the game. What about the masterminds who engineered this carnage? What about the local contacts who provided logistical support in the run-up to the
actual attack?”
Nawaz Kamdin, mother of the Taj chef Kaizad who died in the
November 26, 2008 attack, The Times of India, May 7, 2010
“The perpetrators of November 26 made their decision by attacking us and changing our lives forever. It is our turn to decide. Why be lenient? Some families feel that no punishment will bring their loved ones back; others say Kasab is only a misguided youth. But he is all we have. At least to restore our faith, as a powerful symbol of collective will, let us carry out this sentence... instead of granting him a luxurious life in prison.”
Nikki Maloo, whose husband Rohinton was killed by terrorists at the Oberoi, The Times of India, May 7, 2010
“It was sad that the law awards death penalty to a 21-year-old boy who was brainwashed by his handlers. Death penalty should be abolished. What difference does it make if he is kept in jail for the rest of his life?”
Maharukh Adenwala, high court advocate, commenting on the death penalty for Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, DNA, May 7, 2010
“Zoroastrianism was never unified in the Sasanian period. Rituals and beliefs often varied greatly from one to the other province.”
Dinyar Patel, PhD student, Economic and Political Weekly, April 10, 2010
“Why should every Parsi be eccentric? Why should every Sardarji have this one stock image?”
Boman Irani, actor, The Week, April 18, 2010
“Pasta on the patra (banana leaf) is a no-no. Every community should stick to serving its own kind of food. When I go to a Muslim wedding, I want to eat biryani and at a Gujarati event, I look forward to a thali.”
Farzana Contractor, editor, UpperCrust,
Sunday Times of India, May 9, 2010
“If I left the woman I really loved — the Great Society —
in order to get involved with that bitch of a war on the other side of the world (Vietnam), then I would lose everything at home. All my programmes... All my dreams...”
Lyndon Johnson, former US president reprinted from
The New York Times, DNA, March 5, 2009
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