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PM Modi clearly said Operation Sindoor was not over, saying India had only paused its operations and was keeping an eye on Pakistan’s behaviour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Monday at 8 PM, delivering his first speech since the launch of Operation Sindoor.
In a rousing address to the nation after Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated a new normal—India will answer back, nuclear blackmail won’t work, and India will see no difference between terrorists and governments who patronise them whoever they are and wherever they are. He pointed to the presence of Pakistan army officials at the funeral of terrorists to say Pakistan does state-sponsored terror.
Modi also made it clear that it was Pakistan than came begging for peace after bearing the brunt of the Indian onslaught, forcing their DGMO to reach out to their counterpart in India. He made no mention of the US or its claims of a “US-brokered ceasefire”.
Modi also did not rule out further action on Pakistani sponsored terror, makes it clear that even now, every inch of land in which terror is encouraged by Pakistan is within the reach of our Armed Forces. Modi clearly said Operation Sindoor was not over, saying India had only paused its operations and was keeping an eye on Pakistan’s behaviour. He said any talks with Pakistan will only be on issues of ending terror, and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
‘Killed 100 Terrorists In Universities Of Terror’
The PM also confirmed that the targets of the Indian Armed Forces have crossed a century, and that Pakistan has been repaid in a language that they understand. Modi exposes the hollowness of the Pakistani Army, which is nothing compared to the Indian Armed Forces.
Modi called out the entire terror apparatus of Pakistan, calls Bahawalpur and Muridke as “Universities of Terror”. Modi dedicated the success of Operation Sindoor to India’s Nari Shakti and said several women and children saw family members being butchered in the most cold-blooded manner by the terrorists. “Pakistan tried to remove the Sindoor of our women, we uprooted their universities of terror itself,” the Prime Minister said.
He also spoke to the international community when he said that India believes in peace but said the road to peace goes through Shakti (power).
“For peace, India needs to be strong. When the need be, using this power is also important. We have done this through Op Sindoor,” the PM said.
The Prime Minister further stated that Pakistan army and Pakistan government is fuelling terrorism and this will one day will end Pakistan itself. “Pakistan must end its terror infrastructure – or there is no road to peace,” Modi said. He said this was not an era of war, as his famous advice to the world, but said that this age is not of terrorism too. “There need to be zero tolerance for terror – this is a guarantee for a better world,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi made it clear that neither terror and talks cannot happen together, nor terror and trade. He also said blood and water cannot flow together, indicating that the Indus Water Treaty will continue to be on hold till Pakistan acts against terror on its soil. Modi said Operation Sindoor had drawn a new line.
“We will give a befitting reply to any act of terror. We will act in our own way and on our own conditions. We will act at the roots of terror. No nuclear blackmail will be tolerated by India. Terror under nuclear blackmail will be strongly responded,” he said.
Salute To Forces
Modi saluted the Indian armed forces, the intelligence agencies, and the country’s scientists, who he said showed great bravery. He said the Pahalgam attack was an attempt to break communal harmony of India. “For me personally, this was a big pain. The whole country, all parties, wanted a tough action against terror. I gave forces complete freedom to wipe out terror. Every terrorist, every terror group now knows that it means to wipe sindoor of our women. Operation Sindoor was not just a name, it reflected emotion of people. Operation Sindoor is a vow of justice. On 6 May late night, the whole world saw the vow turn into a result as Indian forces struck in Pakistan at terror centres,” the PM said.
Modi said terrorists had never thought in their dreams that India can take such a big step. “When country is one, nation first is the emotion, then big decisions are taken. And results come. When India struck missiles at terror bases, then terror groups were shocked…their confidence was shattered, not just their buildings,” Modi said.
He said Muridke and Bahawalpur were “Global terror universities” and were connected to multiple terror attacks, from 9/11, London tube bombings, or earlier big attacks in India. “India destroyed these terror headquarters. Over 100 dreaded terrorists were killed. Many of them were openly roaming in Pakistan for decades. We finished them in one strike,” the PM said.
Pakistan Brought To Its knees
He said the action by India sent Pakistan into despair and left it rattled, which led Pakistan to do another misadventure and start attacking India instead of helping India strike at terror. “But Pakistan was exposed in this. The world saw how Pakistan drones and missiles were destroyed like a straw. Our air defence systems destroyed them in the sky. We attacked Pakistan’s heart. Our drones and missiles hit Pakistan’s air bases and damaged them. Pakistan had a lot of pride in them. We destroyed Pakistan so much that it has never imagined,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi made it clear that it was due to India’s strikes that “Pakistan started to find ways to save itself and started going to the world after being totally pummelled by India”. He said this led to Pakistan DGMO contact India. “By then, we destroyed Pakistan terror infrastructure. When Pakistan appealed for saying it will not strike further, we considered it. We destroyed their terror and military installations – we have only suspended our action We will watch their every step and test their behaviour Our three forces and our air force and our navy – our border security force, we are on full alert,” the PM said.
Modi said India had always defeated Pakistan in wars. “Operation Sindoor has added a new chapter – we have shown our capacity. In new age warfare – we have shown our superiority. Made-In-India weapons have proved to be superb,” the PM said.
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