Date:07/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/07/stories/2008120758620300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Some loving thoughts for Mumbai terror victims

Staff Reporter

— Photo: M.Karunakaran

Candles were lit in memory of the victims of Mumbai terror attacks at a peace gathering organised in Chennai on Saturday.

CHENNAI: A large number of people attended a meeting at the Theosophical Society here on Saturday to pay homage to the victims of the terror attacks in Mumbai.

Speaking on the occasion of the peace gathering, president of the Theosophical Order of Service (Chennai Region) C.V.K. Maithreya said, “We have gathered here with a feeling of regret that it happened. But, we have also gathered here with hope, faith and perseverance and to transmit affectionate, loving thoughts to all who had been affected by the terror attacks.”

Participants at the peace gathering said that hatred could be conquered by love. They lighted candles and observed a moment of silence after the prayers of all religions.

At the meeting, Hindu, Zoroastrian, Jain, Hebrew, Buddhist, Christian, Islam, and Sikh way of invoking the Almighty was observed.

“We prayed for the victims of terror, including the young terrorists who themselves were the victims of the system of terror,” said Radha Gopalakrishnan, one of the participants.

The peace gathering was organised by the Theosophical Order of Service, Chennai Region, and the International Order of the Round Table, India.