Let none take India for granted: Sonia Gandhi

KOCHI: In a tough message to Pakistan, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today termed the Mumbai terror attacks as an assault on the very "idea of India" and said none should take the country for granted and underestimate its resolve for peace.

"The Mumbai terror strikes were an attack on the very idea of India where people of different race, religions and beliefs live harmoniously", she said addressing a gathering of Congress workers here this evening.
    
India came under assault during the attack by terrorists causing so much destruction to the democratic and secular way of life, she said.

But "let nobody take us for granted, let nobody underestimate our resolve for peace', Gandhi said.

Paying homage to the security personnel killed in the attack, particularly NSG officer from Kerala Maj. Sandeep Unnikrishnan, she said he was a valiant son of the state and India, and will be remembered by a grateful nation for generations to come.

Just before the barbaric attacks by terrorists, India had shown its capabilities in space technology by successfully launching the Chandrayaan-I moon mission, she said.