Tata Group chief Ratan Tata on Thursday decried the government for not learning from the past and failing to put in place a crisis infrastructure that could be activated immediately after terror attacks in the city.

"We had a bomb blast some years ago. We should have learnt to get a crisis infrastructure in place that could snap to attention as soon as something happens," he told reporters outside Bombay House, headquarters of Tata companies.
 
"If we don't have this, we will be subjected to great need of lack of protection for the citizen. People have been killed who are absolutely innocent," he said.

Tata, whose group property Taj Hotel was at the centre of terrorist attack, said that the "terrible wanton" attacks on innocent people and destruction of prominent landmarks in India deserve to be condemned.

"Guests who have been innocent have been killed. People have got killed in the hotel. People got killed on the road," Tata said.

Noted adman Suhel Seth who was one of the guests at the Taj last night, said, "Hotel management worked very efficiently to manage the crisis and text messaged the guests about the law and order problem that helped many to come out in time.”

About the extent of the damage, Tata said he won't be able to comment until his staff is able to make an assessment.

"We have not made the assessment. We have not been able to, we have been evacuated the hotel," Tata added.