Blitz Bureau
MEMBERS of the Indian diaspora in the UK have lauded the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Government’s decisive action against cross-border terrorism through Operation Sindoor and expressed pride in India giving a befitting reply to Pakistan-sponsored terror. The sentiments were echoed during an outreach programme organised by the Indian Embassy in the UK here on June 1, where an all-party Parliamentary delegation led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad engaged with the diaspora, highlighting India’s unequivocal, unified and assertive stance against terrorism.
The nine-member delegation includes — Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP), Daggubati Purandeswari (BJP), Priyanka Chaturvedi (Shiv Sena-UBT), Ghulam Ali Khatana (BJP), Amar Singh (Congress), Samik Bhattacharya (BJP), M. Thambidurai (AIADMK), former Union Minister M.J. Akbar and former Ambassador Pankaj Saran, arrived in the UK capital late Saturday evening (local time). The delegation was received by the High Commissioner of India to the UK, Vivek Doraiswami.
An Indian community member, while praising the Indian Armed forces for successfully carrying out ‘Operation Sindoor’, said, “This (Operation Sindoor) is a huge success. We (India) showed Pakistan in just five days what we are capable of doing and its impact has been felt in the whole world. As you can see Pakistan’s military requested India to announce ceasefire so this operation is a great success. India has given a befitting reply to Pakistan and if the latter commits any misadventure then India will again enter Pakistan and give a fitting response. In a conflict, you never know on which side a bomb will explode but I think whatever happened is a lesson for Pakistan.”
Another community member said, “I hail Operation Sindoor and Sindoor is not just an ornament for a married woman but is a symbol of India’s unity and for safeguarding our husband’s life. I hail Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership and support him. Violence and terrorism should not be tolerated at any cost… India has never attacked any country but if someone attacks us then we need to give a befitting response to them which is the right and fair thing to do.”
