‘How Dare You Call It Tamasha’: PM Modi Slams Opposition on Operation Sindoor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Congress and its allies, accusing them of insulting the armed forces by calling the recent anti-terror “Operation Sindoor” a “spectacle” (tamasha). Addressing a public rally in Varanasi, Modi defended the operation and condemned the opposition for allegedly sympathizing with terrorists.
“Congress is constantly insulting the valour of our forces. Congress has called Operation Sindoor a spectacle,” Modi declared in a strongly-worded speech. He questioned the opposition’s stance, asking, “Can sindoor ever be called a spectacle? Calling the valour of our soldiers and the avenging of our sisters’ sindoor a spectacle is shamelessness.” His remarks were a powerful emotional reference to the operation named after the vermilion mark worn by married Hindu women, framed as a response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians.
The Prime Minister asserted that India had shown its ‘Rudra roop’ (fierce form) and that anyone who “messes with India will not be spared even in ‘pataal lok’ (the netherworld).” He accused the opposition of being unable to “digest the fact that India destroyed Pakistan’s terror camps.”
Modi also directed his criticism at the Samajwadi Party, claiming they were questioning the timing of the killing of the Pahalgam terrorists. “Should I call and ask them before taking any action? Do we need to wait to kill terrorists?” he questioned rhetorically. He contrasted his government’s approach with that of previous administrations, which he alleged would “give a clean chit to terrorists.” “Pakistan is crying, and here, Congress and SP are crying, seeing the condition of terrorists,” he added.
The Prime Minister’s fiery speech comes amid a heated political war of words over the cross-border military action. The issue has dominated the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, leading to fiery debates between the government and the opposition parties over national security and the response to terrorism
