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Homage to Martyrs
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| Homage to martyrs, 7/11 victims and
a call to unite to fight terrorism |
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| Mumbai victims paid homage in the capital
media students take the lead. |
The agony of mumbaites was clearly visible in the eyes of the
friends who lost their dear ones in the serial train blast in
Mumbai on the 11th of july 2006. Official figure was 187 killed.The
Prime Minister said that the investigations were on and the
government will not rest until the persons behind the gory crime
are put behind bars. The information and broadcasting minister
assured all support to the people who stood against violence.
The Steel, Fertilizer & Chemicals Minister Mr.Ram Vilas
Paswan said that he will support the youth of this country who
would help the government and the media to cope up with tis
menace.
Ek aur ek gyarah, an event aimed at uniting India through eliminating
terrorism was co hosted by AAFT and AB Fans Foundation, Mumbai
here recently.
A brain child of media professionals, Mohammad Irfan Shaikh
and T S Bedi, the event took opportunity to pay homage to the
victims of last year's serial train blasts in Mumbai this day,
the infamous 7/11, by observing a two minute silence in their
memory and by offering floral tributes to all the National heroes
of defence services from Noida.
Fire brand leader and chairman of the all India anti terrorist
front, Manninderjit Singh Bitta, chief guest of the occasion
cautioned that the dreams of free India envisioned and nurtured
by iconic martyrs like Shaeed-e-azam Bhagat Singh and Chandra
Shekhar Azad has been in peril not as much for the threats of
a few external forces as due to the continually diminishing
standards in the morals and values of the present day politicians
of independent India.
Bitta exhorted upon the large number of students of media studies
present at the function to ensure to promote patriotic values
through their cinematic ventures by also making good films like
Bhagat Singh and Rang De Basanti, when they step into the world
of film making as cinema can do wonders in re aligning an increasingly
materialistic population back with patriotic sentiments for
the country and society once again. Appreciating the role of
media, T S Bedi recalled how an entire district of Gautam Budha
Nagar had submerged at Col Thapar's house in 1999, minutes after
Capt Vijayant Thapar's immortal remains arrived in Noida with
just a whirl wind call around Noida's sectors conducted by him
and some of his colleagues & NGOs from Noida. Addressing
the audience Director AAFT Sandeep Marwah corroborated Prof
Bedi's remark that "the tumultuous reception given to Capt
Vijayant's body was indeed far more stronger than that ever
witnessed by the greatest superstars of Bollywood". ABFF
Chief Advisory Committee Irfan Shaikh spoke about the aims and
objectives of the foundation.
The event took opportunity to show case a slide of serial blast
killers made by ABFF and release of its fist CD of a patriotic
song "Awaaz do hum ek hain" by chief guest, M S Bitta.
The event was attended by Col V N Thapar and Flt Lt J P Sharma
and Smt Sharma, the proud parents of Noida's valiant martyrs
Capt Vijayant Thapar and Capt Shashi Kant Sharma, Prakash Mastan,
Shivanand Chand, President and General Secretary of the ABFF,
who also addressed the gathering and steered by T S Bedi. A
charged environment saw students waving the national tri colour
with zest and zeal before concluding the program with our sacred
national anthem and a candle light peace march by the august
audience as a mark of respect to patriotic fervor created by
the organizers. |
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