United chorus across nation: Jai Hind
In one of the first posts confirming the strikes, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh wrote on X: 'Bharat Mata ki jai.'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also took to social media and hailed the Army. 'Jai Hind! Jai Hind ki sena!' he wrote. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister of Food Processing and Industry Chirag Paswan were among other prominent figures to post 'Jai Hind' after the strikes.
North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari said in a post, 'April 22: Modi ko bata dena? May 7: Modi ne bata diya (April 22: Go and tell Modi? May 7: Modi told you)'. He was referring to statements from some Pahalgam attack survivors, who said the militants had told them to 'go tell (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi' what they had been through.
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, in a post in Sanskrit and Hindi, said, 'Courage, brilliance and restraint are the soldiers of India. May victory be eternal in them, may Mother India be victorious. Where there is the Army of India, there is courage, brilliance and discipline… Jai Bharat Mata Ki.'
Opposition politicians also hailed the Army.
Shiv Sena UBT Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, 'You had asked about religion, now suffer your karma ~ Indian Army.' Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi said, 'Jai Hind, Hindustan Zindabad.'
Former Bihar deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav also took to X, saying, 'Hail India! There should be neither terror nor separatism! We are proud of our brave soldiers and the Indian Army.' His father and RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, 'Jai Hind! Jai Hind ki Sena!'
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