New Delhi, India: An Indian Shia religious leader on Monday while strongly condemning the barbaric and heinous acts of planned murder and destruction carried out by terrorists in Mumbai last week, said: "Continuous and widespread terrorist attacks showed weakness in intelligence systems and security."

In a press interview, Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawwad, Friday Prayer leader of Historic Asafi Masjid at Lucknow, accused the intelligence agencies and asked the government to immediately take effective steps to revamp and strengthen the intelligence and security set up.

Saluting the National Security Guard (NSG) commandos who lost their lives in pitched battles against the terrorists, Shia leader said that our special forces performed with remarkable bravery and professionalism in their battle with the terrorists, but the attacks should and could have been thwarted by better intelligence, he said.

Referring to India's contention that "some elements" in Pakistan are responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks, Jawwad said there should be "no politics" on the issue.

Matter should be taken up to United Nations Security Council, if the links proved through investigations. UN Security Council is duty-bound to take measures to curb such territorial activities.