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Sikh youth offer food to security
forces
WSN Network
MUMBAI: During
the chaotic aftermath of the terror strikes many ordinary Mumbaikars
came out on the streets to offer whatever help they could. One
such group of
young Sikhs worked relentlessly during last few days to offer food
and water to security forces at Taj and Oberoi hotels.
About 20 to 25
young Sikh men, volunteering for Gurudwara Shri Dashmesh Darbar in
Sion, saw the chilling pictures of the carnage on television and
offered to help. With the help of women from the community, they set
up a temporary langar at several gurudwaras in the suburbs and
cooked food day and night.
On Thursday and
Friday, the volunteers supplied 500 packets of food to forces along
with water. For lunch and dinner, 1000 packets of puri bhaji was
prepared and served to forces at Oberoi and Taj.
This isn't the
first time these men have offered help during crisis. During the
serial blasts in city's local trains in 2006, the men helped police
to pack dead bodies in plastic bags, and thereafter, immediately
washed themselves and cooked food for the injured at the spot. "That
was a completely different experience and one that changed our lives
for ever," said another volunteer. At the Taj and Oberoi, the youth
were also coordinating with the police to make sure everyone gets
the food.
Tired police
officials and security men said that they were glad to see that
common man cares for them. "This shows that the common man cares for
what we are doing here," said a army jawan stationed at the Taj.
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December 2008
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