Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday criticised Rahul Gandhi's statement that NSG men from North India were involved in vanquishing terrorists during 26/11, saying his remarks were an "insult" to martyrs who sacrificed their life while defending Mumbai.

The nation on Thursday remembered victims of the Mumbai carnage with their families still coming to terms with the horror unleashed last year on this day that devastated their lives.

Two days before the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, Maharashtra state's counter terror unit 'Force One', an elite force formed on the lines of National Security Guards, became operational in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The elite National Security Guard (NSG) was under pressure to use gas to neutralise the heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists during the Mumbai terror attack last year but the idea was shot down for fear of repeat of another Russian theatre disaster.

Nearly a year after 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the city gets its first batch of Force One commandos, an elite force formed on the lines of National Security Guards (NSG) for the state security.