The blame must be shared, to an extent, by the managements of these placestoo. Gafoor, in late September, had instructed officers to issue terror warningsto managements of five-star hotels in Mumbai, asking them to adopt specificmeasures to enhance the security apparatus at each hotel. This is the warningthat Tata head honcho Ratan Tata referred to in his interviews. But Mr Tata hasto answer a few questions too. Police teams deputed to the Taj had, in fact, metwith the hotel’s senior management including general manager Karambir Kang todiscuss security measures, in late September and early October. This wasfollowed up with a 24-point to-do list that the Taj had to take care of. Amongthese: restriction on accepting Pakistani nationals as guests, regulating entryfrom the rear gates (which the terrorists were to use without fear of beingstopped), and regular sniffer dog searches. Some measures were put in place, butrelaxed when guests complained of inconvenience. But police sources say that themanagement would not ramp up security at all entrances or allows dog searches."When we suggested dog searches, we were told that the carpets would getsoiled," says a police official. The police team had also requested for a copyof the hotel layout in that meeting, which was reportedly denied. Mumbaikarsare waiting to hear from you on these issues, Mr Tata.