Wednesday, 07 May 2025
Wednesday, 07 May 2025
In retaliation to the brazen massacre in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, the armed forces launched a precision operation early Wednesday, striking nine terrorist targets across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Codenamed Operation Sindoor, the defence ministry said the mission was aimed squarely at terrorist infrastructure believed to be behind the planning and execution of attacks on Indian soil.
“Justice is served. Jai Hindi,” the Indian Army posted on its official X handle.
From AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi to RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, Opposition politicians welcomed the strikes by the armed forces.
Rahul Gandhi, Congress
"Proud of our Armed Forces. Jai Hind!"
Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM
"I welcome the surgical strikes carried out by our defence forces on terror camps in Pakistan. The Pakistani deep state must be taught a tough lesson so that another Pahalgam never happens again. Pakistan's terror infrastructure must be completely destroyed. Jai Hind!"
Jairam Ramesh, Congress
“India's commitment to eliminating all sources of terrorism in Pakistan and PoK has necessarily to be uncompromising and always be anchored in the supreme national interest. This is a time for unity and solidarity. Right from the night of April 22nd, the INC has been categorically stating that the Govt will have our fullest support in the nation’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The INC is standing firmly with our armed forces.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi
Priyanka Chaturvedi was among the first to react to the strikes on X as she wrote, "They asked religion. Now suffer your karma, Indian Army."
Ajay Rai, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief
"I congratulate the Army. We always take pride in our Army... The entire country wanted those lemon chillies to be removed from the Rafale... I think wherever terrorism is flourishing, we need to eliminate it all."
Rai had courted controversy on Sunday after he had displayed a toy Rafale fighter jet and criticised the government for not taking any action.
Ashok Gehlot, Former Rajasthan chief minister
"Pahalgam terror attack shocked the entire nation. Since then, people were waiting and even the Opposition, along with Rahul Gandhi, supported the government to take action. As per the reports that are coming, only terrorists hideouts have been targeted."
Tejashwi Yadav, RJD
"India, Indians and Indian Army have never tolerated terrorism and won't do it ever. The Indian Army has always protected the 'sindoor' of women. Indian people believe in truth and peace. We have never thought ill of others, however, we know how to give a befitting reply when anyone casts an evil eye on us.”
Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi party
“पराक्रमो विजयते!!!!! (Bravery wins)”
Govind Singh Dotasra, Rajasthan Congress chief
"The way terrorists killed tourists in Pahalgam, people were demanding action. Today, we all Indians support this operation by the Indian army and we are all together... At such a time, the head of the Rajasthan government and ministers should be in the state instead of Gujarat..."
Rajeev Rai, Samajwadi Party
Aditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena
Aditya Thackeray, another Shiv Sena leader also praised the action from the Indian Army and stressed that the terrorism should be eliminated to the fullest.
"Terrorism in all its forms has to be eliminated. Tonight’s precision strikes in PoK are against terrorism, and kudos to the Indian defence forces for keeping it precise to sites where terrorism was being harboured. Hit them, hard enough that terrorism doesn’t stand a chance ever again. Jai Hind!" he wrote on X.
Gaurav Gogoi, Deputy Congress leader
Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, on Wednesday lauded India's strike on terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
"I applaud the initiative taken by the Armed Forces and the government in last night's punitive air strikes," Gogoi said in a post on X.
"This is the time for national unity and solidarity with our Armed Forces. Jai Hind!" he added.
Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal CM
In less than 10 hours after India struck on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, in a social media post, stated 'Jai Hind! Jai India!' The post, which was widely interpreted as support for the nation's armed forces in carrying out the early Wednesday strike on terror bases on the other side of the LOC, was consistent with Banerjee's earlier statement that the Trinamool Congress would support the Centre in actions against terror attacks on Indian soil.
Maharashtra Deputy CM and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde posted on X, "Jai Hind.
Operation Sindoor." Congress leader Randeep Surjewala echoed, posting "Jai Hind." LJP (Ram Vilas) leader and Union minister Chirag Paswan said, "Satyamev Jayate. Jai Hind ki Sena."
RJD leaders hailed the armed forces for their befitting response to Pakistan-based terrorists, greeting them with "Bharatiya Sena Zindabad. Jai Hind."
Most BJP leaders, such as Jyotiraditya Scindia, Devendra Fadnavis and allies like Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu posted "Jai Hindi" on their official social media handles.
Pakistan has vowed to respond to the “heinous provocation” of the Indian strikes on nine sites across the border. The sites India says it attacked were spread across three locations, Pakistani authorities said.
Following the precision strikes, India reached out to several world capitals and briefed senior officials about its anti-terror actions against Pakistan.
The strikes follow the brutal terrorist killing on April 22 of 26 people in Pahalgam, including 25 Indian citizens and one Nepali national. Most victims were tourists
