Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh Sunday visited the battered Taj hotel here with his actor-son Riteish and filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, triggering angry reactions among Mumbaikers of all hues.The five-star hotel, set up in 1905, was seized by terrorists Wednesday night along with a Jewish centre and the Oberoi hotel. The gunmen killed people and then took hostages until commandos neutralised them Saturday.
"Is he taking Ram Gopal Varma so that he (Varma) could make a realistic film one day?" asked Narendra Shinde, an employee of a multinational company.
"This is insensitive (on the part of the chief minister)," said Aruna Anand, a social activist. "Politicians have to exhibit a sense of sensitivity when common people are suffering.
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