26/11 Terror Attacks: ‘Wanton Destruction 12 Yrs Ago Will Never Be Forgotten,' Says Ratan Tata On Anniversary Of Mumbai Attacks

The chairman of Tata Trusts, while sharing an illustration of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the prime targets of terrorists on 26/11, on his Twitter and Instagram account, lauded the people of Mumbai for casting aside all differences and coming together as one to vanquish the terrorism and destruction that day.

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26/11 Mumbai Terror Attack Anniversary: Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata on Thursday recalled the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008 and said that the wanton destruction that took place 12 years ago today will never be forgotten. The chairman of Tata Trusts, while sharing an illustration of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the prime targets of terrorists on 26/11, on his Twitter and Instagram account, lauded the people of Mumbai for casting aside all differences and coming together as one to vanquish the terrorism and destruction that day. "The wanton destruction that took place 12 years ago today will never be forgotten. But what is more memorable is the way Mumbai as a diverse people came together, casting aside all differences, to vanquish the terrorism and destruction on that day. Today, we certainly can mourn the ones we lost and honour the sacrifice of the brave who helped conquer the enemy, but what we must applaud is the unity and the acts of kindness and sensitivity which we should cherish, and which hopefully, will continue to shine in the years ahead," said the top industrialist in his Instagram post. The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel's illustration sketch by artist Sanjana Desai had a caption written on the pink sky reading "we remember."

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The Tata Group owns a Taj hotel over a 100-years-old and Ratan Tata was the chairman, who retired on December 28, 2012. The iconic hotel was restored months later after the devastating attack, although it reopened just a month after the attack. After the attacks, which severely damaged the property, Mr. Tata played an instrumental role in rebuilding the hotel after the attack. 31 people had died at the hotel, and many were injured. In 2009, Ratan Tata had unveiled a memorial with the names of the 31 employees and guests killed in the hotel in the attack. Echoing similar sentiments, Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group, tweeted, "Mumbaikars won't forget the night of the #2611Attack when the air was filled with uncertainty and insecurity. I remember feeling as if the city and the country were being invaded." Quoting a remark by South African leader late Nelson Mandela -- "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear. But the triumph over it" -- Mahindra added, "But by the end of that week, we brought to life this quote by Mandela. Mumbai — and India — did triumph." It has been 12 years since India witnessed one of the most terrible terror attacks, which shook the nation and changed India's moral and social fabric forever. Twelve years ago, on the same day, terrorists from Pakistan wreaked havoc in Mumbai when they attacked Taj hotel, the Oberoi Trident at Nariman Point, Leopold Cafe, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Nine terrorists were killed during the terror attack. Mohammed Ajmal Kasab was captured alive and executed in November 2012.