Operation Sindoor LIVE: Followed principle of Lord Hanuman, says Rajnath
Armed forces avenge Pahalgam attack with missile strikes on 9 terror targets in Pak, POK; Modi chairs Cabinet meeting; Centre plans all-party meet on May 8
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (May 7) chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet, hours after Operation Sindoor was launched to destroy terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). He will also chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS), which will take stock of the evolving situation, PTI said.
Retaliating against the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and PoK, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base in Muridke.
Like Lord Hanuman: Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said later in the day, ‘Last night, our Indian armed forces displayed their valour and bravery, and scripted a new history. Indian armed forces took action with precision, alertness and sensitiveness. The targets we decided were accurately demolished at the right time with precision. Our armed forces also showed sensitivity in ensuring that civilian population is not affected at all. In a way, we can say that Indian jawans showed precision, alertness and humanity. On behalf of the entire country, I congratulate the jawans and officers. I also congratulate PM Modi for supporting the armed forces.”
He added, “We followed the principle followed by Lord Hanuman when he went into Ashok Vatika. Jinh mohi maara, tinh mohi maare. We targeted only those who killed our innocent citizens.”
In the wake of Operation Sindoor, Modi cancelled his significant upcoming tour to Europe. The three-nation visit, which included scheduled stops in Croatia, Norway, and the Netherlands, was being planned for mid-May.
The Union government is holding an all-party meet at 11 am on Thursday, May 8.
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Midnight rampage
The Defence Ministry said in a statement at 1.44 am, "A little while ago, the Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed."
It said the actions by the Indian armed forces have been "focused, measured and non-escalatory" in nature and that no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted.
"India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution," it said.
Pak army's shelling
Pakistan army resorted to heavy artillery and mortar shelling targeting forward villages along the LoC after the strikes, leaving at least 12 people dead and many injured. The Indian Army also responded to the shelling, reportedly resulting in many casualties on the enemy side.
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- 7 May 2025 12:51 PM IST
Shinde, Ajit Pawar hail PM Modi, armed forces for Operation Sindoor
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the armed forces for successfully conducting ‘Operation Sindoor’ and giving a befitting reply to Pakistan-sponsored terror elements.
Talking to reporters, Shinde congratulated the armed forces, PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for conducting military strikes under Operation Sindoor two weeks after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
India has given a befitting reply to terror elements operating from Pakistan, he said.
“The nation has complete faith in the capabilities of our armed forces, and stands united behind them,” said Ajit Pawar, lauding the soldiers involved in the operation.
He said Operation Sindoor has once again demonstrated that India will not tolerate Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
Pawar said the nation had been outraged after the Pahalgam terror attack, and that the retaliatory strikes sent a strong and clear message.
“This morning’s meticulously planned offensive crippled the terror networks, destroying nine camps operated by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed,” said the deputy chief minister.
Praising the political leadership that backed the armed response, Pawar noted, “Decisive political will is crucial for cross-border military action. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently shown such resolve.” He also congratulated Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for standing firmly behind the armed forces.
“It is the strength of our military, the determination of our leadership, and the unity of our people that led to the success of Operation Sindoor,” Pawar said.
Expressing hope for continued efforts against terrorism, Ajit Pawar asserted, "This operation sends a clear message that we will not rest until terrorism is completely eradicated.”
- 7 May 2025 12:49 PM IST
Assam CM says 'Jai Hind' after 'Operation Sindoor'
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (May 7) reacted to the 'Operation Sindoor' with the salutary 'Jai Hind' and praised the Indian armed forces for the strike on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
In a post on 'X', the chief minister hailed the operation with a 'Jai Hind' along with the poster of 'Operation Sindoor'.
The chief minister also posted ''the pride and glory of India- Indian Army'' along with a short video of fighter jets and air force personnel.
He also reposted the tweets of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the operation.
- 7 May 2025 12:48 PM IST
Film personalities hail Indian armed forces for 'Operation Sindoor'
Actors Akshay Kumar, Kangana Ranaut, Allu Arjun, and Suniel Shetty praised Indian armed forces for carrying out missile strikes early Wednesday (May 7) in Pakistan in retaliation against the barbaric terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
"Jai Hind. Jai Mahakaal," Akshay Kumar captioned a post with 'Operation Sindoor' on his official X page.
Kangana Ranaut, also BJP's MP from Mandi, reiterated the government's "zero tolerance" stance on terrorism. "May god protect those who protect us. Wishing our forces safety and success. #operationsindoor," she wrote on her Instagram Stories. "May justice be served. Jai Hind #OperationSindoor," said "Pushpa" star Allu Arjun on X.
Suniel Shetty said terror has no place in the world.
"Zero tolerance. Total justice. #OperationSindoor," he wrote in an Instagram post. Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said India's response to the terror attack in Pahalgam shows the world "how responsible and confident it is in itself".
"Without the rhetoric of War #operration_sindoor is a precise hit at territories and organisation that backed the horrendous terrorists that killed innocent civilians," Kapur wrote on X.
"Jai Hind Ki Sena … Bharat Mata Ki Jai!!!! #OperationSindoor," said Riteish Deshmukh Our prayers are with our forces, said filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar.
"One nation, together we stand. Jai Hind, Vande Mataram," he wrote in an X post.
Actor Nimrat Kaur, whose father was an Indian Army officer who was awarded with Shaurya Chakra, also praised the armed forces for their valour.
"United with our forces. One country. One mission. #JaiHind," she wrote on her Instagram Stories. Anupam Kher also shared a post of 'Operation Sindoor' and captioned it as: "Bharat Mata Ki Jai #OperationSindoor." "Jai Hind #OperationSindoor," wrote singer Adnan Sami on X.
- 7 May 2025 12:45 PM IST
Beginning of justice for Pahalgam victims: RSS on Operation Sindoor
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday said Operation Sindoor was the beginning of justice for the Pahalgam terror strike victims.
"Beginning of justicefor the victims of PahalgamBehining --'Operation Sindoor', Justice served. Nation supports," RSS national media and publicity department head Sunil Ambekar said in a post in X.
"Jai Hind. Long live mother India," he added.
- 7 May 2025 12:43 PM IST
Gujarat CM hails missile strikes on Pakistan, says `Bharat Mata Ki Jai'
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday hailed the missile strikes carried out by Indian armed forces on nine terrorist targets in Pakistan by posting the message "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" on X.
"India's #OperationSindoor against terrorism. Bharat Mata ki Jai," he wrote.
Other leaders from Gujarat also hailed the strikes, carried out in response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 26 persons were killed, with messages "Jai Hind" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai." "The desire of 140 crore Indians! #OperationSindoor Jai Hind," said state BJP president C R Paatil in his post on X.
- 7 May 2025 12:42 PM IST
Families of Pahalgam terror attack victims hail 'Operation Sindoor'
Sumathi, the mother of Manjunath Rao, a Pahalgam terror attack victim welcomed the air strikes carried out by Indian armed forces on nine terror targets in Pakistan on Wednesday and said she had faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
She also said that she did not want her son's "sacrifice" to go waste.
She said, it is not a feeling of satisfaction, as her son who has killed won't come back, but such things should not happen to others' children.
Reacting to Operation Sindoor carried out by Indian armed forces, the wife of Pahalgam terrorist attack victim Sushil Nathaniel on Wednesday said she wanted the four terrorists who killed her husband dead too.
Arathy, daughter of N Ramachandran who was gunned down by terrorists in Kashmir's Pahalgam, on Wednesday welcomed Indian Army's "Operation Sindoor" and expressed hope that it would bring some relief to the families of those killed in front of them.
The "Operation Sindoor" seems to be a reply from the women of India through the army and the government, she said.
She also extended a "big salute" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Army and the union government for the missile strikes against terror camps in Pakistan and Pak-occupied Kashmir.
Harshal Lele, who lost his father and two uncles in the Pahalgam terror attack, expressed a sense of closure after Indian Armed Forces carried out Operation Sindoor against terror bases in Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday.
"I am satisfied, my late father would now be at peace," said Lele, who saw his father and uncles being shot before his eyes on April 22.
"One of my uncles pleaded with the terrorists to let them go, but he was shot dead. No mercy was shown to him, nor to my other uncle or my father," he recalled.
- 7 May 2025 12:35 PM IST
Salute extraordinary courage of armed forces behind 'Operation Sindoor': Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday (May 7) saluted the armed forces for conducting missile strikes on Pakistan under 'Operation Sindoor', to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed.
He said, terror has no place in our land, and India will respond with strength and unity.
In retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces on early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base in Muridke.
- 7 May 2025 12:34 PM IST
Gaurav Gogoi applauds India's strike on terror camps in Pakistan, PoK
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.
- 7 May 2025 12:32 PM IST
Standing strongly with armed forces: Revanth Reddy
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday (May 7) said the strikes against terror factories in Pakistan and PoK made the country proud and said he stands strongly with the Indian armed forces.
The Telangana Chief Minister in a post on 'X' said "As an Indian citizen first, standing strongly with our armed forces. The strikes against terror factories in Pakistan & PoK make us proud. Let us make this a moment for national solidarity and unity, and all of us speak in one voice - Jai Hind! #OperationSindoor", he said.
In retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke.
The missile strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor' two weeks after the massacre of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
Meanwhile, in the wake of Operation Sindhoor, Revanth Reddy is set to hold an emergency review meeting at 11 AM at the Command Control Center here with senior officials from the Army, Police, Disaster Management, and other departments, an official release said.
The Chief Minister also made a phone call to Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, who is currently in Delhi, instructing him to immediately return to Hyderabad.
The Chief Minister directed all departments to remain alert at all times, emphasising Hyderabad's strategic importance in national defense and its role as a base for defense establishments.
CM Revanth Reddy is also scheduled to personally oversee the mock drill being conducted this evening.
