Indians in NY extend support

Members of Indian community in the US joined the thousands who swarmed down New York8217;s streets on Saturday denouncing US President George W. Bush and looming war on Iraq. Despite a court order prohibiting marching, the crowds rallied within sight of the UN amid heavy security. They raised banners of patriotism and dissent, and heard speakers censure 8216;8216;President Bush8217;s rush to war8217;8217;.

8216;8216;I8217;m here because I think it will be worth it if I can save even one life,8221; said 44-year-old Aloke Agarwala, a member of the United Auto Workers Union. He was accompanied by Vasant Baliga of the SBI branch in Wall Street. Sudhir Mahadevan, a Ph.D student at New York University, said: 8216;8216;The US is on a warmongering course and it8217;s only succeeding in generating more hatred. The UN inspectors need to go on with their work, and even if they do find a 8216;8216;smoking gun8217;8217;, we still need a diplomatic solution.8217;8217;