'Hurt endured 13 yrs ago can never be undone': Ratan Tata on Mumbai 26/11 attack

26 November,2021 02:58 PM IST |  Mumbai  |  mid-day online correspondent

On Friday, the country observed the 13th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack that left at least 174 people, including 20 security force personnel and 26 foreign nationals, killed and more than 300 people injured

Ratan Tata. File pic


Remembering the horrific Mumbai 26/11 terror attack, Indian business tycoon Ratan Tata, said in a post on Instagram that "hurt endured 13 years ago can never be undone."

The 83-year-old industrialist shared a picture of the Taj Mahal Palace and wrote "We should however continue to let the memory of the attacks, which were meant to break us, become the source of our strength as we honour those we lost."

On Friday, the country observed the 13th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack that left at least 174 people, including 20 security force personnel and 26 foreign nationals, killed and more than 300 people injured.

Armed with automatic weapons and hand grenades, the terrorists targeted civilians at numerous sites in the southern part of Mumbai, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji railway station, the popular Leopold Cafe, two hospitals, and a theatre.

In an operation that lasted four days, security officials managed to eliminate nine terrorists an arrest one, identified as Ajmal Kasab. Many security personnel, including two NSG commandos laid down their lives in the Mumbai attack.

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