Railway announcer Vishnu Zende, whose presence of mind during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks saved hundreds of lives at the CST station, is looking forward to meeting US President Barack Obama in Mumbai tomorrow.
Zende, among those invited to attend a function at the Taj Mahal Hotel tomorrow, said that he received the invite today.
"I am so happy. Meeting the president is a very big thing and honour for me. I don't know what I would talk to him," Zende, who alerted commuters to the presence of terrorists on the station, said.
The president will pay tribute and meet survivors of the dastardly 26/11 terror attack at the Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the terror affected sites.
Risking his life, Zende saved hundreds of commuters by continuously alerting them to leave the station and also intimated Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the government Railway Police (GRP).
Soon after his announcement, commuters started moving out and the two terrorists Abu Ismail and Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving attacker, headed towards the control room from where Zende was making announcements and opened fire but Zende escaped unhurt.
Other invitees include mayor Shraddha Jadhav and municipal commissioner Swadhin Kshatriya. "We have received an invite from the US Consulate in the name of mayor and municipal commissioner," chief protocol and liaison officer, JV Dave said.
