Operation Sindoor: Riteish, Nimrat Kaur & others hail Indian Armed Forces

India woke up to the news every citizen was waiting for. The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor and carried out missile strikes on terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoK in response to the horrifying Pahalgam terror attack. As the details of Operation Sindoor are just rolling in, several Bollywood celebrities have taken to their social media to praise the Indian military.

Bollywood hails the Indian armed forces

Riteish Deshmukh took to his X account at around 3:00 am, soon after the news of Operation Sindoor broke, and while reacting to it, wrote, “Jai Hind Ki Sena… भारत माता की जय !!!! #OperationSindoor”

Jai Hind Ki Sena … भारत माता की जय !!!! #OperationSindoor pic.twitter.com/OtjxdLJskC

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) May 6, 2025

Nimrat Kaur also took to her X and shared, “United with our forces. One country. One mission. #JaiHind #OperationSindoor.” Meanwhile, ace filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar also tweeted about the biggest news of the day and wrote, “Our prayers are with our forces. One nation, together we stand. Jai Hind, Vande Mataram.”

United with our forces. One country. One mission. #JaiHind 🇮🇳 #OperationSindoor@narendramodi @SpokespersonMoD @rajnathsingh pic.twitter.com/EsWURU6fRc

— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) May 7, 2025

About Operation Sindoor

The operation, which was greenlit following a high-level security meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 29, included strikes on key strongholds of banned terror outfits. As per PTI, these included Jaish-e-Mohammad’s base in Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s sprawling markaz in Muridke, located near Lahore. Additional targets in PoK included Kotli and Muzaffarabad, regions known to host camps and training grounds for both LeT and JeM.

The Indian Ministry of Defence, in a statement issued at 1:44 am IST, confirmed the launch of Operation Sindoor, stating: “A little while ago, the Indian Armed Forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor,’ hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir from where terrorist attacks against India have been planned and directed.”

The strikes, the ministry noted, were “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature,” and did not target any Pakistani military facilities. “India has demonstrated considerable restraint in the selection of targets and method of execution,” the official statement said.

All nine targets were successfully hit, and the operation was being monitored closely by Prime Minister Modi. The name ‘Sindoor’ symbolically references the red vermilion worn by married Hindu women — a poignant tribute given that several women lost their husbands in the Pahalgam attack, including an Indian Navy officer.

This article first appeared on Mid Day