Mumbai, May 12 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday thanked all three services for giving a befitting reply to Pakistan and said that Mumbai is the financial capital and the state government needs to be "fully alert", as the city was earlier targeted by terrorists in 2008.

"An important meeting related to security has taken place with the Army, Navy, Air Force and Civil Defence under the chairmanship of the CM. A discussion was held to appoint a nodal officer. This is the financial capital, so Mumbai is always targeted. We need to be fully alert," Eknath Shinde told ANI.

He further thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a freehand to all three services.

"I want to thank all three services for giving a b...