Highlights from PM Modi’s Address to the Nation on Operation Sindoor: Here’s What He Said

New Delhi: In a powerful address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about Operation Sindoor, hailing it as a “pledge of justice” in response to the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22. He confirmed that Indian armed forces carried out precise strikes on terrorist and military sites in Pakistan during the night of May 6 and the morning of May 7. PM Modi stressed that this was not the end, but a pause in India’s counter-terror operations, sending a strong message to terror networks.

Key Highlights from PM Modi’s Address to the Nation:

• Operation Sindoor – More Than a Name
  “Operation Sindoor is not just a name. It is a reflection of the feelings of millions of people in the country. Operation Sindoor is an unbroken pledge of justice,” said PM Modi.
• Successful Strikes on Terror Camps in Pakistan
  “Indian armed forces attacked the terrorist sites in Pakistan. Terrorists wouldn’t have dreamed that India would take such big steps… When Indian missiles and drones attacked those sites in Pakistan, it was not just the buildings of the terrorists, but their courage was thrashed.”
• Attacks Temporarily Paused, Not Ended
  “We have just paused our attacks on the terrorist and military sites of Pakistan…”
• Warning to Terrorists and Their Sponsors
  “We have given full freedom to the Indian army to wipe out the terrorists and today every terrorist, every terror organisation knows ‘ki hamari behano, betiyon ke maathe se Sindoor hatane ka anjaam kya hota hai’.”
• Pahalgam Attack Recalled with Pain
  “On 22 April, in Pahalgam, the barbarism that terrorists have shown has shaken the country and the world. Those innocent people who were celebrating the leaves were killed in front of their families, after being asked about their religion…”
• Tribute to the Armed Forces
  “Today, I dedicate this valour, bravery, courage (of armed forces) to every mother of our country, to every sister of the country and to every daughter of the country.”
• Acknowledgment of National Security Forces
  “We all have seen the capability and patience of the country in the last few days. I salute the armed forces, the military, the intelligence agency and the scientists….”