Doesn't this kind of undermine the government story of denying they had any suspicion?
Taj Mahal hotel owner: We had warning
* Story Highlights
* Taj had heightened security in response to warning, Tata group chairman says
* Increased measures wouldn't have stopped gunmen, Ratan Tata says
* Tata surprised at level of planning, familiarity with hotel shown by attackers
* "We're indignant, but we're not scared," Tata says of nation's resolve
From Taylor Gandossy
CNN
Watch the full interview with Ratan Tata on "Fareed Zakaria GPS" at 1 p.m. ET Sunday on CNN.
The Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, temporarily increased security after being warned of a possible terrorist attack, the chairman of the company that owns the hotel said Saturday.
But Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata said those measures, which were eased shortly before this week's terror attacks, could not have prevented gunmen from entering the hotel.
"If I look at what we had ... it could not have stopped what took place," Tata said in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria that will air Sunday.
"It's ironic that we did have such a warning, and we did have some measures," Tata said, without elaborating on the warning or when security measures were enacted. "People couldn't park their cars in the portico, where you had to go through a metal detector."
However, Tata said the attackers did not enter through the entrance that has a metal detector. Instead, they came in a back entrance, he said.
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