Op Sindoor proved there is no safe haven for our enemies: PM

Operation Sindoor showed the world the way India would respond if its sovereignty was attacked, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, adding the cross-border military offensive against terror infrastructure has created a new self-confidence across the country.

- Divya Chandrababu

Speaking at an event at the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu, held to mark the birth anniversary of iconic Chola dynasty emperor Rajendra Chola-I, Modi emphasised that India’s spirituality can be instrumental for peace while its military prowess will ensure the country’s enemies have no place.

“The world saw how India responds if someone attacks its security and sovereignty,” the PM said, referring to the military strikes against terror infrastructure in Pakistan in retaliation to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.

“Operation Sindoor proved that for enemies of India, for terrorists, there is no safe haven. Operation Sindoor has created a new awakening, a new self-confidence across the country and has forced the world to acknowledge India’s strength,” Modi, who was visiting Tamil Nadu on a two-day trip, added.

Modi also released a commemorative coin honouring Rajendra Chola 1 at the event, which also commemorated 1,000 years of Rajendra Chola’s