Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Indian soldiers brought Pakistan to its knees “in the blink of an eye” during Operation Sindoor.
Addressing a gathering in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh on his 75th birthday, the PM asserted the “New India” does not fear any nuclear threats and enters the enemy’s house and strikes. “Our brave soldiers brought Pakistan to its knees in the blink of an eye. Just yesterday, the country and the world saw a Pakistani terrorist weeping and recounting his plight,” the PM said.
He was referring to a now viral video, in which a commander of the Pakistan-based terror outfit, Jaish-e-Mohamad (JeM), is heard explaining how the Indian armed forces found their hideout and attacked them.
Operation Sindoor in May saw Indian armed forces carrying out precision airstrikes on terror hubs deep inside Pakistan and also PoK in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam massacre in which 26 people, mostly tourists, lost their lives. Months after the military action, JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri admitted at a public gathering that the family of Masood Azhar, the terror group’s chief, was “torn into pieces” during Indian missile strikes on the outfit’s headquarters on May 7.
“Terrorists from Pakistan desecrated the vermilion of our sisters and daughters. We carried out Operation Sindoor and demolished the terror launch pads,” PM Modi said. PM Modi’s visit to Dhar district marked his second trip to the State on his birthday. On this day in 2022, he released eight cheetahs from Namibia in the Kuno National Park.
Laying the foundation of India’s largest integrated textile park in Dhar district, Modi said this park will infuse new energy into the country’s textile industry. Modi also launched the Suman Sakhi Chatbot, to raise awareness on maternal and child health. The chatbot will provide timely and accurate information to pregnant women in rural and remote areas, ensuring access to essential health services. He also gifted a sapling to a beneficiary of a women’s self-help group under the Ek Bagiya Maa Ke Naam initiative of the state Government. At the programme, Modi also accepted greetings from the crowd on his 75th birthday.
