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What was more heartening was how the people of Jammu and Kashmir took to the streets to condemn the terror attack. They sent a clear message: terrorism will not be tolerated,” he added.

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Referring to the moral contrast between Indian soldiers and terrorists, Singh said, “They asked the religion of innocent civilians before shooting them. But we hit them back on the basis of their karma.”

“It was a dream of every soldier that we will reach every terrorist hideout and destroy them. Terrorists killed Indians based on their religion, we killed them for their deeds. It was our dharma to eliminate them. Our forces gave the right direction to their anger and took revenge for Pahalgam with great courage & discretion,” he added.

As Defence Minister, Singh said during all these years he has felt proud to “know brave forces better” and assured them of the nation’s unwavering support. “You have avenged the Pahalgam attack. You've made the nation proud,” he said.

Singh said that through the Pahalgam incident, an attempt was made to break the social unity of India but the armed forces gave them a a befitting reply.

INDIA CAN GO TO ANY EXTENT TO PROTECT ITS PEOPLE