Post-action, they came to see Taj but it looked different

Sulekha Nair
Posted: Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 at 0218 hrs IST
Updated: Sunday, Nov 30, 2008 at 0218 hrs IST

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Mumbai: the Taj was, “How could a few terrorists hold up the city for ransom?”. She pointed out to the Arabian sea and said, “Even now, there is no patrolling. Why is security so lax here?”

Some like 22-year-old Shweta Patil, a Mumbai resident all her life, was making a trip to the Taj Mahal Hotel for the first time. She never visited the Gateway of India as a picnic spot even in school? “No,” she said. She was never tempted to visit this area before? “No,” she replied. “I have come now for I want to see for myself how it looks before it is restored.”

Some tourists remark that the Taj Mahal Hotel will now become more famous than The Taj, Agra. Why? “For, this is a structure that has withstood a terror strike. This is a place that is known for luxury. It is a living monument,” said 46-year-old Rakshita Mehta....

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