"I lost everything": Taj Hotel employee Karmabir Kang who lost his wife, sons recounts 26/11 horrifying terror attack at UN
Taj Hotel employee Karmabir Kang shared his painful memories of the terror attack in which he lost his family including two young sons and his wife while addressing the first UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism convention.
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New York, Sept 10: Karambir Kang, who was General Manager of Mumbai's Taj Hotel when the 26/11 terror attack took place in Mumbai, called upon the international community to act against terrorism and seek justice for the victims who lost their lives during the attack.
Kang was General Manager of Mumbai's Taj Hotel when the ghastly terror attack occurred on November 26. He shared his painful memories of the terror attack in which he lost his family including two young sons and his wife. He addressed the first UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism convention.
"The entire world watched with horror when 10 terrorists attacked my country, city and my hotel, the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai where I was the general manager. During the tragedy that continued over three long days and night, over 34 previous lives were lost," Kang said.
"My wife and two young sons could not escape and died during the attack, I lost everything. My staff members armed only with courage and the deep-rooted culture of the family, which the TATA and taj group stands for, stood strong without any weapons, we lost many brave colleagues and this heroic act saved thousands of lives that night," he added.
Kang went on to say that while the terrorists who entered the hotel met their fate, the people who planned it financed it, and organized the attack remain free. "While our company and staff received global accolades, we have spent 14 long and painful years trying to seek justice."
Kang concluded saying, "Today I call upon the international community to work together to seek justice nationally and across borders, as our own act of defiance to the terrorism, we opened the hotel which was totally destroyed in 21 days. Member states must join us and defiance and ensure that there are no safe harbours for terrorists so that these heinous crimes are not given space to take root."
Pakistan and China have repeatedly blocked India's repeated efforts at the international stage to bring the masterminds of the attack including Hafiz Saeed, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, David Coleman Headley, and others to justice.
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