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Operation Sindoor: Political leaders across India came together to hail the military strike by the Indian Army against terror infrastructures in Pakistan on Wednesday, May 7. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to his X account, saying, "Bharat Mata ki Jai." Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav came in unison to welcome the precision strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces on nine terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

The military operation was launched in response to the terror attack which left 26 people dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Baisaran valley, near Pahalgam, on April 22. Yogi Adityanath praised the Indian Army in a post on X, saying, "Jai Hind! Jai Hind Ki Sena!" Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu wrote, "Jai Hind!" Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai also hailed the action, saying, "Harr harr Mahadev. Vande Mataram." 

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi hailed the Army as she wrote, "They asked about religion. Now suffer your karma. Indian Army." Lauding the Indian Army's action, Sena UBT leader Aditya Thackeray wrote, "Terrorism in all its forms has to be eliminated... Hit them, hard enough that terrorism doesn't stand a chance ever again. Jai Hind!"

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "Hail India! There should be neither terror nor separatism! We are proud of our brave soldiers and the Indian Army."

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The Indian Army launched missile strikes against nine terror bases in Pakistan and PoK. Under the 'Operation Sindoor', India targeted terror hideouts from where attacks against India were planned, the Ministry of Defence said. "Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution," the statement added.

According to the Ministry, these steps were taken in response to the "barbaric" Pahalgam terrorist attack, in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were killed. The government reiterated its commitment to hold those responsible accountable. A detailed briefing on 'Operation Sindoor' will be held later today, the Ministry added.

(With ANI inputs)