Filmmaker
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
and
actor
Aamir
Khan
were
the
guests
of
honour
at
26/11
Mumbai
Memorial
Cup
(1st
Men's
State
Level
Basketball
Tournament)
organized
by
the
Mumbai
Police
to
gather
financial
support
for
policemen
who
displayed
commendable
courage
during
the
26/11
terror
attacks.
In
his
brief
and
poignant
speech,
Vinod
said
''When
I
was
leaving
home
to
come
here,
my
seven
year
old
daughter
said
-
Please
tell
the
policemen
of
Mumbai
that
I
feel
safe
and
secure
in
my
home
because
of
them.
That
thought
echoes
my
sentiments
and
I
am
sure
every
Mumbai
resident
feels
the
same
way.''
He
saluted
the
police
force
for
valiantly
ensuring
the
safety
of
all.
The
guest
of
honours
not
only
enjoyed
the
final
match
held
between
local
police
teams
but
also
felicitated
twenty
uniformed
men
(constables
&
inspectors)
who
demonstrated
colossal
act
of
bravery
during
the
unfortunate
incident
that
shook
the
entire
nation.
Aamir
Khan
who
accompanied
Vinod
added,
''It
is
the
best
opportunity
to
show
my
gratitude
to
all
those
brave
men
who
stood
their
ground
when
the
entire
city
was
under
siege.
Words
are
falling
short
to
describe
these
real
heroes
carrying
the
unprecedented
wounds
of
that
unfortunate
event,
Mumbai
got
its
pulse
back
only
because
of
them.''
Story first published: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 11:41 [IST]