PM condemns Mumbai blasts, asks Mumbaikars to be calm, united

New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Wednesday strongly condemned the bomb blasts in western
Indian city Mumbai and appealed to the people of the megapolis
to remain calm and show a united front.
"I strongly condemn the bomb blasts in Mumbai this
evening... I appeal to the people of Mumbai to remain calm and
show a united face," Singh said in a statement said here.
The Prime Minister, who is monitoring the developments
related to the three explosions, spoke to Home Minister P
Chidambaram as also Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj
Chavan.
Singh said he had asked Chavan to do whatever is possible
to provide relief to the injured and to the families of the
deceased.
"I have also asked Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to
provide all possible expert assistance to the state
government," a Prime Minister's Office (PMO) statement quoted
the Prime Minister as saying.