Operation Sindoor Shows India's Anti-Terror Capability: Rajnath Singh In Udhampur
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Rajnath Singh earlier mentioned that on his visit he will be attending the International Yoga Day celebrations and interacting with the Armed Forces personnel at Udhampur Cantt.
Addressing the soldiers at 'Badakhana' organised in Udhampur, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that Operation Sindoor is an example of how we have a capability to deal with terrorism today.
'The way our armed forces and intelligence agencies together destroyed terrorist hideouts across the border has not only sent a message to the terrorists but also to their patrons that… this is a new India, which will strongly counter any form of terrorism," Singh said.
'This was not just a military operation; it was a warning. To the terrorists sitting across the border, and even more so—to those who harbor them," he added.
Singh was in Jammu & Kashmir's Udhampur on Friday to be a part of the Yoga Day celebrations and interact with Armed Forces personnel stationed at the Udhampur Cantonment.
'I am grateful to all of you: Rajnath Singh," he said.
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