Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 9 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has extended full support to the Indian armed forces following the launch of Operation Sindoor.
Addressing a ‘National Solidarity Rally’ in Hyderabad on Thursday, Reddy warned that the India soldiers can “wipe Pakistan off the world map”.
The rally was held in response to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam and India’s military response through Operation Sindoor.
He said, “We are with our Indian soldiers. I want to clearly say today that if we want, our brave soldiers can wipe Pakistan off the world map overnight. If we choose to, tomorrow itself, even the sun will not see Pakistan.”
He added, “The 140 crore billion people of this country will sometimes show their strength in order to maintain peace. Our brave Indian soldiers have launched Operation Sindoor to demonstrate the power and strength of India. In this operation, our brave soldiers are displaying their might, and to support them, we, the 40 million people of Telangana, stand united.”
Referring to India’s historical non-violence movement, he said, “Don’t assume we are only peaceful, we are followers of Mahatma Gandhi, and through peace, we defeated the British. Don’t forget that your country’s independence was made possible through the sacrifices of our country.”
“Indian soldiers launched Operation Sindoor to teach terrorists a lesson. If Pakistan supports terrorists or shelters them in any way, we will not forgive,” he said.
Reddy added, “In our country, politics may differ, parties may differ, but when it comes to defending our India, our Hindustan, we are one, 1.4 billion people united in protecting our country and standing with our soldiers.”
“Whichever steps our brave soldiers take, the people of Telangana are united in walking alongside them and supporting them,” he said.
Indian Armed Forces successfully neutralised Pakistan military’s attempts of a large-scale drone and missile attack on multiple Indian military installations across Northern and Western India during the night of May 7-8 and an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised.
Addressing the Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA) press briefing on Thursday, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi said that India’s Integrated Counter-UAS Grid and Air Defence systems successfully neutralised the threats.
She further said that in response to Pakistan’s attempted attacks, the Indian Armed Forces this morning targeted multiple air defence radars and systems across Pakistan.
“This morning, the Indian Armed Forces targeted Air Defence Radars and systems at a number of locations in Pakistan. Indian response has been in the same domain with same intensity as Pakistan. It has been reliably learnt that an Air Defence system at Lahore has been neutralised,” she said.
Speaking about Wednesday’s press briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’, Colonel Qureshi said, “During the press briefing on operation Sindoor on 07 May 2025, India had called its response as focused, measured and non-escalatory. It was specifically mentioned that Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted. It was also reiterated that any attack on military targets in India will invite a suitable response.”
“On the night of 07-08 May 2025, Pakistan attempted to engage a number of military targets in Northern and Western India including Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Pathankot, Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Adampur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Nal, Phalodi, Uttarlai, and Bhuj, using drones and missiles. These were neutralised by the Integrated Counter UAS Grid and Air Defence systems. The debris of these attacks is now being recovered from a number of locations that prove the Pakistani attacks,” Colonel Qureshi said.
Following the terror attack in Pahalgam of Jammu and Kashmir in India on April 22, the Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, carrying out precision strikes on nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), days after the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.
“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution, the Ministry of Defence had said.
Meanwhile, following Operation Sindoor, which the Indian Armed Forces conducted, the Union Government called an all-party meeting on Thursday.
The meeting was convened to brief political leaders on the situation after Operation–a series of precision missile strikes in the early hours on Wednesday, targeting nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
The all-party meeting was called by the Centre over Operation Sindoor at the Parliament Annexe building today. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed political parties over India’s action on cross-border terrorism.
Addressing a press briefing in the national capital hours after the targetted strikes by India, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister JP Nadda Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi are among several others leaders who participated in the meeting. (ANI)
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