New Delhi: As Bharat launched precise attack on as many as nine terror hideouts located deep inside the Pakistani territory on early hours of May 7 under “Operation Sindoor”, sources said that the name of the operation launched to avenge the barbaric Pahalgam attack was suggested by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to reports, the Prime Minister himself suggested the name of the operation under which focused strikes were carried out on terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
Name of the Operation to target terrorist sites in Pakistan and PoK was kept #OperationSindoor on PM Modi’s suggestion.
-Revenge for Lives of Hindu Men killed by Terrorists in front of their wives after asking religion in Pahalgam pic.twitter.com/jzKGbRuqDM
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The precise strikes carried out by the forces underscores Bharat’s resolve to hold perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack accountable where innocent Hindu tourists were targeted and killed by Pakistan backed terrorists.
Thanking the Prime Minister on delivering on his promise to act against the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack, Kunal Ganbote, son of Pahalgam attack victim Kaustabh Ganbote, said that the name of operation was a mark of respect towards women.
“The entire country had been waiting for “such action” and that naming the operation “Sindoor” was a mark of respect towards women,” he said.
“We all were waiting for such action to be taken, and we have this hope from the Indian government. The operation’s name is “sindoor” and I think it was named this way to respect women like my mother,” he said.
Thanking the forces and the government, Asavari Jagdale said daughter of Pahalgam terror attack victim Asavari Jagdale said that the sisters whose husbands were targeted and killed in the attack had told Union Home Minister Amit Shah that they have snatched our husbands from us, I think that could be the reason the government has named this operation “Sindoor”.
“I cried a lot on hearing the name of the operation. It is real tribute and justice to those who were killed by terrorists,” she added.
#WATCH | Pune | #OperationSindoor | "I cried a lot on hearing the name of the operation . It is a real tribute and justice to those who were killed by terrorists," says Asavari Jagdale, daughter of Santosh Jagdale, who was killed in Pahlagam terror attack pic.twitter.com/L6Wh7HivHM
— ANI (@ANI) May 7, 2025
In Kanpur, the wife of Shubham Dwivedi, a 31-year-old businessman killed in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the retaliation.
“I want to thank PM Modi for taking revenge for my husband’s death,” she told ANI.”My entire family had trust in him, and the way he replied (to Pakistan), he has kept our trust alive. This is the real tribute to my husband. Wherever my husband is, he will be at peace today,” she added.
Sanjay Dwivedi, father of Shubham Dwivedi, another victim of the Pahalgam attack, said that the move made by the Indian Army instilled a sense of faith in the country’s government.
“I am continuously watching the news. I salute the Indian army and thank PM Modi, who listened to the pain of the country’s people. The way the Indian military has destroyed the terrorism that is flourishing in Pakistan, I thank our military for that… My entire family has been feeling light since we heard this news…” the father said.
India has launched #OperationSindoor, a precise and restrained response to the barbaric #PahalgamTerrorAttack that claimed 26 lives, including one Nepali citizen. Focused strikes were carried out on nine #terrorist infrastructure sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and…
— Ministry of Defence, Government of India (@SpokespersonMoD) May 6, 2025
The Indian Armed Forces successfully struck nine terror targets using special precision munitions in a coordinated operation called “Operation Sindoor”, destroying four in Pakistan, including Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Sialkot, and five in PoJK, said sources .
The operation which was carried out jointly by the Army, Navy and Air Force was successful under which locations of top leaders of terror outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba were targeted. Sources confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi constantly monitored the operation throughout the night.
