Firstly, it must be understood that it was the MUMBAI police that did an wonderful job and not my next door police station. And the reason I am saying this is that there the MUMBAI police is far better than the police in many parts of this country; specially the police of Bengal.

Secondly, going and thanking the policemen in our town is truly a foolish deed as it were not THEY who risked their lives to save tourists and fight terrorists. Can you tell me how many policemen from your city had volunteered to travel all the way to Mumbai to help out the police force there? During the 9/11, policemen and fire-fighters from all over America went to New York. Vendors sold food for free on the streets near ground zero for the policemen and fire-fighters working day in and day out. And you expect me to go and shake hands with the fat worthless police sitting on his chair caring the least for what his fellow policemen might be going through at Mumbai?

Thirdly, we know very well that it is these policemen who take bribes and many of them are associated with people of the underworld. Instead of maintaining law and order, they themselves break laws. Shaking hands with them will make them laugh at you back. Not only that. They will also start thinking that the world has started to think big of them and that they can carry on with their malpractices with people hardly suspecting them.

As far as the Mumbai police and fire-fighters are concerned, I have my deepest respect for them. I wish I had been there. I would have not shaked hands, but embraced as many of them as possible.