‘Terrorists targeted victims based on their religion, and India responded with justice focused on their actions,’ said the Defence Minister of India, Rajnath Singh, on Sunday. He affirmed that the government deals firmly with those responsible, judging them by their deeds rather than their religion.
The remarks were made by the union minister during his address in Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, in reference to the brutal April 22 Pahalgam attack, as he laid the foundation stone of BEML's Greenfield Rail Manufacturing facility — BRAHMA — in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen, calling it a key step in boosting India's industrial and defence self-reliance.
“Terrorists came here and killed people by asking about their religion. We also decided that we will not kill anyone to take revenge by asking their religion, we will kill them after seeing their deeds (Karam), and we killed them,” Rajnath stated.
To explain his point, Singh referenced a story from the Ramayana of Lord Hanuman when Goddess Sita was held captive in Lanka, and said, "When Sita ji was in Lanka, Ravana had kidnapped her. When Hanuman ji reached there, he created havoc, and when he reached Sita ji, she asked very politely, "Hey Hanuman! What have you done? Why did you create so much havoc in Lanka? Why did you kill so many people?" Hanuman ji sat very politely and with folded hands told Sita ji, "Hey Mata, Jin Mohi Mara, Tin Mai Maare". Those who killed our people, we have killed them.”
The operation Sindoor is a "proof that India possesses the capability to defeat its enemies with home-grown strength," the Defence Minister said.
Further referring to the operation as a "befitting reply" to the terror attack in Pahalgam, he said, "We do not provoke anyone, but those who provoke us will not be spared." The defence minister also praised the indigenous equipment, which helped India during its Operation Sindoor.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 as a decisive military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed. The Indian Armed Forces targeted terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the death of over 100 terrorists affiliated with terror outfits like the Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen.
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