PM Modi News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party on Wednesday, questioning who prevented military action after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Speaking at a public gathering after inaugurating the first phase of Navi Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai Metro's Aqua Line, and other projects, PM Modi accused the Congress of weakening the fight against terrorism while in power.
Decision Under Foreign Pressure
PM Modi referred to recent revelations by a senior Congress leader and former Home Minister, P Chidambaram, who stated that. After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Indian forces were ready to strike Pakistan, but the Congress government stopped them under "pressure from another country. " Modi demanded, "Congress must tell who it was that made a. Decision under foreign pressure, playing with the sentiments of Mumbai and the nation. " He emphasized that today's India "hits back by entering their homes, while "
Today's India Responds Forcefully
The Prime Minister asserted, "For us, nothing is more important than the security of the nation and its people. Today's India gives a strong response, hits back by entering their homes. The world witnessed this during Operation Sindoor. " Recalling the 2008 Mumbai attacks, he stated that the then-Congress government "sent a message of weakness and surrendered before terrorism. "
Chidambaram's Startling Revelation
Notably, former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram recently disclosed that he was in favor of retaliatory military action against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. However, a diplomatic approach was chosen based on the Ministry of External Affairs' view and global pressure, including from the US, which didn't want India to initiate a war with Pakistan, while the 2008 attacks by heavily armed Pakistani terrorists claimed 166 lives and injured over 300, including American citizens.
