Prez hails Op Sindoor in I-Day address

President Droupadi Murmu Thursday lauded the nation’s decisive response to Pahalgham terrorist attack in Kashmir, highlighting the success of Operation Sindoor and emphasising the country's unity and growing self-reliance in the defence sector.

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In her address to the nation on the eve of 79th Independence Day, the President condemned the “cowardly and utterly inhuman” killing of innocent citizens on holiday, asserting that the armed forces had demonstrated “strategic clarity and technical capability” by destroying terrorist infrastructure across the border.

She described Operation Sindoor as a landmark event in the global fight against terrorism, noting that India’s armed forces “destroyed terrorist hubs across the border” with “steely resolve”.

“I believe Operation Sindoor will go down in history as an example in humanity’s fight against terrorism,” she said.

The President stressed that the nation’s unity was the most “befitting response” to those who sought to divide it.