After India launched "Operation Sindoor" and carried out strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other ministers reacted to India's military strikes. 

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India launched the strikes in response to the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the lives of 26 people on April 22. 

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India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also reacted to 'Operation Sindoor' 

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Rajnath Singh shared on X, expressing national pride, with the slogan, "Bharat Mata Ki Jai."

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While, UP CM Yogi Adityanath posted, "Jai Hind! Jai Hind Ki Sena."

Union Minister Piyush Goyal took to X, and posted, "Bharat Mata Ki Jai #OperationSindoor". 

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also reacted to the attack launched by India and posted, "Jai Hind. Bharat Mata Ki Jai."

Moreover, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav posted on X with the hashtag #PahalgamTerrorAttack. 

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reacted by saying that he is proud of the country.

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Operation Sindoor

The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, carrying out a series of precision strikes targeting nine terror targets, including terror camps and launchpads, in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The Ministry of Defence confirmed the strikes early Wednesday, calling them a “focused, measured and non-escalatory” response to the recent attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, where terrorists brutally killed 26 civilians after identifying and segregating them.

The Defence Ministry also said that no Pakistani military facilities were hit, "reflecting India’s calibrated and non-escalatory approach." "This operation underscores India’s resolve to hold perpetrators accountable while avoiding unnecessary provocation," the Defence Ministry statement added.

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Pahalgam terror attack

A terror attack on April 22 in Baisaran Valley of Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam district killed 26 tourists. An offshoot of the banned Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - The Resistance Front (TRF) - claimed responsibility for the attack. However, they retracted their statement on April 26, claiming that its social media was compromised. 

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After the attack, India launched a series of actions against Pakistan. The Indian government put into abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty, expelled its diplomats, called back Indian officials from Islamabad, and closed the Attari border, its airspace for Pakistani flights and ships, parcels and imports from Pakistan. New Delhi has also blocked the Instagram accounts of several Pakistani cricketers and celebrities. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said, "I say to the whole world. India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them to the ends of the earth." World leaders have urged both countries to exercise restraint but have also sided with India in its fight against terror.