Watch full video | PM Modi addresses nation for the first time since Operation Sindoor

📌 “Enemy has now realised the consequences of removing ‘sindoor’ from the foreheads of our sisters and daughters; Operation Sindoor was not just a name.”

📌 “Sindoor is not just a name, it is a reflection of people’s sentiments.”

📌 “On May 7, the whole world saw our resolve turn into action.”

📌 “India has struck at heart of Pakistan, our missiles attacked with precision to damage their air bases.” “When our missiles and drones destroyed terror sites in Pakistan, not only their buildings but their spirit was demolished.”

📌 “We gave armed forces full liberty to grind terrorists into dust.”

📌”They hadn’t fathomed that India could take such a decision. But when the country is united then decisive action can be taken

📌 “More than 100 dreaded terrorists were slaughtered in the Indian attack.”

📌 “Pakistan pleaded with us to stop attacks but we considered it only after they promised to stop their misadventure.” “After being soundly beaten, Pakistan contacted us in desperation.”

📌 “When ‘Nation First’ is our resolve, steely decisions are taken.” “If we speak to PoK, it will only be on PoK; shanti ka marg bhi shakti se hi jaata hai.”

📌 “Entire world saw how Pakistani drones were downed into dumps by our military might.” “I want to congratulate and salute our security forces.”

📌 “I dedicate this bravery of armed forces to mothers, sisters and daughters of this country.”

📌 PM Modi concluded his speech saying “I once again salute the Indian Army and the armed forces. I salute the courage of the people of India, the oath and resolve of unity of every Indian.”

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Eighteen days ago, terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists in Baisaran, near Pahalgam in south Kashmir, killing 26 civilians. The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the assault. It marked the first major attack targeting tourists in the Kashmir Valley this year and led to one of the most serious military escalations between the nuclear-armed neighbours in recent years.

India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ in the early hours of Wednesday last week, hitting nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This marked the most expansive and widespread retaliation by India in recent years, since the Balakot airstrikes in 2019 and the surgical strikes following the Uri attack in 2016.