PM Modi receives thunderous applause at NDA parliamentary meet for Operation Sindoor's success
Narendra Modi
received thunderous applause from Members of Parliament (MPs) representing the ruling
National Democratic Alliance
(
NDA
) during a parliamentary meeting on Tuesday.
Amid chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Har Har Mahadev', the MPs offered the Prime Minister a garland and congratulated him on the success of
Operation Sindoor
.
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