By IANS,
New Delhi : Condemning Wednesday’s Mumbai terror attack in which 17 people were killed and 131 others injured, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said it was a “cowardly terrorist attack” and won’t hurt growth or shake market sentiments.
“The indomitable spirit of Mumbai, the financial capital of India, as always in the past, would once again respond with courage and renewed vigour to such challenges,” Mukherjee said in a statement.
The finance minister said he was fully confident that the Indian economy and markets would rise above this incident and “continue to show robust growth”.
Three serial blasts rocked the financial capital Wednesday evening killing 17 people and injuring 131 others.
Condemning the attack, Mukherjee said he was deeply saddened by the loss of innocent human lives and the suffering of those who have been injured.
The finance minister said he shared the pain and agony of friends and families of those killed and injured in the attack.
The benchmark sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) closed 0.12 percent higher at 18,618.20 points Thursday after touching a high of 18,803.05 points in intra-day trade.