Bureau Report - Zee News - India
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Thousands of people thronged the Mahim beach here after reports that the waters of the Arabian Sea had miraculously turned sweet, but the authorities said it was not an unusual phenomenon and warned the water was dangerous to drink.
The phenomenon was initially noticed in the vicinity of the Dargah of Baba Maqdoom, located on the Mahim Creek, giving rise to people`s claims that the water was "holy". Today`s scenes brought back memories of reports in September 1995 about Lord Ganesh`s statues drinking milk and the frenzy associated with it.
Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh appealed to people not to drink the water as it could contain "dangerous substances".
The Mahim Creek is located in a semi-enclosed area where fresh water and sea water mix especially during low tide, which caused the dilution. Also the Vihar Lake on the outskirts of Mumbai has been overflowing for the past few days and has flown into the Mithi river.
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The issue was downgraded by media and government because it was associated with a Muslim shrine, had it been near a non muslim shrine, the chief minister would have rushed to drink the water.
I know people who drank it and faced no ill health effects.
There is no explaination for sea water turning potable and sweet and the islamophobiacs are afraid to admit the truth.
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