Bollywood lauds IAF for conducting surgical strike
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IBNS): Several Bollywood stars have lauded the Indian Air Force (IAF) for conducting a surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a step which is seen as the country's fitting reply to Pakistan days after over 40 Indian paramilitary personnel were martyred in the Pulwama terror attack.
Actor-producer Ajay Devgn tweeted, "Mess with the best, die like the rest. Salute #IndianAirForce. @narendramodi."
Mess with the best, die like the rest. Salute #IndianAirForce.@narendramodi.
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) February 26, 2019
Actor Emraan Hashmi tweeted, "Fight fire with fire !! Respect @IAF_MCC. Much needed #SurgicalStrikes2"
Fight fire with fire 🔥 !! Respect @IAF_MCC. Much needed #SurgicalStrikes2
— Emraan Hashmi (@emraanhashmi) February 26, 2019
Veteran actress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Hema Malini, tweeted, "What a fantastic & befitting reply to Pak’s atrocities in Pulwama! Hats off to our marvelous IAF boys & our Air Chief who have retaliated with precision after meticulous planning with the PM, the NSA, Army Chief & senior ministers. Our martyrs have been avenged! Jai Hind!"
What a fantastic & befitting reply to Pak’s atrocities in Pulwama! Hats off to our marvelous IAF boys & our Air Chief who have retaliated with precision after meticulous planning with the PM, the NSA, Army Chief & senior ministers. Our martyrs have been avenged! Jai Hind! pic.twitter.com/iSAmlpOhgh
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) February 26, 2019
Replying to a tweet by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, senior actor Anupam Kher said: "Today will be a good day to start saluting Prime Minister @narendramodi too."
Today will be a good day to start saluting Prime Minister @narendramodi too.🇮🇳 https://t.co/cFrSQIz91o
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) February 26, 2019
Actor and BJP MP, Paresh Rawal, said in the micro-blogging site, "A TRULY BEAUTIFUL GOOD MORNING. THANKS @narendramodi SIR AND BRAVEHEARTS OF OUR ARMY . JAI HO . "
A TRULY BEAUTIFUL GOOD MORNING. THANKS @narendramodi SIR AND BRAVEHEARTS OF OUR ARMY . JAI HO . 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) February 26, 2019
Actor Akshay Kumar said: "Proud of our #IndianAirForce fighters for destroying terror camps. अंदर घà¥à¤¸ के मारो ! Quiet no more!"
Proud of our #IndianAirForce fighters for destroying terror camps. अंदर घà¥à¤¸ के मारो ! Quiet no more! #IndiaStrikesBack
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) February 26, 2019
India confirms surgical strike:
The Indian government on Tuesday said the IAF had carried out a "non-military pre-emptive" surgical strike.
Briefing the media, India's foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said the strike aimed at Jaish camps.
"In an intelligence led operation in the early hours of today, India struck the biggest training camp of JeM in Balakot. In this operation, a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jihadis who were being trained for fidayeen action were eliminated. This facility at Balakot was headed by MAULANA YOUSUF AZHAR (alias USTAD GHOURI), the brother-in-law of MASOOD AZHAR, Chief of JeM," the foreign secretary said.
Reports said 1,000 kg bombs were dropped on Jaish bases across the LoC by multiple jets, including the IAF’s Mirage 2000.
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