Operation Sindoor: Riteish Deshmukh, Anupam Kher, Chiranjeevi salute Indian forces
Chiranjeevi wrote, 'Jai Hind,' followed by an emoji of the Indian flag.
Jai Hind 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/GUyTShnx4H — Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) May 7, 2025 Anupam Kher wrote 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai #OperationSindoor" on X.
भारत माता की जय! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳#OperationSindoor — Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) May 7, 2025
Paresh Rawal highlighted his support for the missile strikes carried out by India and posted a string of folded hand emojis with the hashtags Operation Sindoor and Indian armed forces.
#operation_sindoor #IndianArmedForces @narendramodi ji
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 — Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) May 7, 2025 Kajal Aggarwal shared the Indian government's official statement on her Instagram Stories.Raid 2 actor Riteish Deshmukh expressed his support for the Indian armed forces and commented, 'Jai Hind Ki Sena… Bharat Mata Ki Jai!!! #OperationSindoor.'
Jai Hind Ki Sena … भारत माता की जय !!!! #OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/OtjxdLJskC — Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 6, 2025 Madhur Bhandarkar echoed the sentiment and added, 'Our prayers are with our forces. One nation, together we stand. Jai Hind, Vande Mataram.'
Our prayers are with our forces. One nation, together we stand. Jai Hind, Vande Mataram. 🇮🇳🙏 pic.twitter.com/IyiOX8hqma — Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) May 6, 2025 Vivek Agnihotri used just two words to express his emotions - 'Jai Hind'
Jai hind. pic.twitter.com/6cMoVgtzUo — Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) May 7, 2025 Nimrat Kaur posted on Instagram, 'United with our forces. One country. One mission.'
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A post shared by Nimrat Kaur (@nimratofficial) Vikrant Massey shared a supportive message for the Indian armed forces on Instagram.According to the official statement of the government, the strikes under Operation Sindoor were 'focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature.' The strikes targeted sites linked to banned organisations such as Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Hizbul Mujahideen, as per agencies. The Indian government emphasised that no military facilities were targeted. It also highlighted its commitment to ensure that those responsible for the Pahalgam attack would be punished.
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