Operation Sindoor showed world that new India does not bow before terrorism: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Operation Sindoor showed the world that while India desires peace, it never compromises on its security or bows before terrorism.

Addressing an event here to commemorate the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Modi said the Sikh guru taught that one should neither frighten anyone nor live in fear.

At the event, Modi, who reached here after hoisting the saffron ‘Dharma Dhwaj’ atop the Ram temple in Ayodhya, also released a special coin and a commemorative stamp marking the 350th martyrdom anniversary of the ninth Sikh guru.

Modi said today has been a remarkable confluence of India’s heritage. In the morning, he was in “Ramayan ki Nagri” Ayodhya and now he was here in “Gita Ki Nagri” Kurukshetra, he said.

He said when the Supreme Court verdict on the Ram temple came on November 9, 2019, he had gone to Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab for the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor.

“I was praying that the path for the Ram temple’s construction should be paved and the aspirations of crores of devotees of Lord Ram should be fulfilled,” he said.

“The prayers of all were answered that day as the verdict came in favour of the Ram temple in Ayodhya,” he said. He said today, he again got the opportunity to take blessings from the Sikh ‘Sangat’.

Modi said Guru Sahib’s life was an example of ‘Sarbat Da Bhala’ (welfare of all).

He taught that “jo nar dukh mein dukh nahin mane, so hi puran gyani”, which means that one who remains steadfast in adverse conditions is truly knowledgeable.

“With this inspiration, we have to take our country forward by surpassing every challenge and make it a developed nation,” Modi stressed.

“Guru Tegh Bahadur also taught us that ‘bhaiy kahu ko det nahi, nahi bhaiy maanat aan’, which means neither should we frighten anybody nor live in fear. This fearlessness makes society and the country strong.

“Today, India also follows this principle. We tell the world about brotherhood and we also protect our borders,” he said.

“We want peace but we do not compromise on our security. Operation Sindoor is the biggest example of this. The entire world saw that the new India neither fears, nor stops, nor bows before terrorism,” he said.