'Enemy Punished Beyond Imagination': PM Modi Hails Armed Forces On Op Sindoor With Stern Warning To Pakistan; VIDEO

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hoisted the national Flag at the Red Fort to mark the 79th Independence Day. During his address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, PM Modi hailed the Indian armed Forces for the success of Operation Sindoor.

He said that the entire nation was furious after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, and his government gave "free hand" to the Indian forces to punish the perpetrators of the terror attack.  

“Entire India was outraged, and the entire world was shocked by such a massacre (Pahalgam)...Operation Sindoor is the expression of that outrage....Destruction in Pakistan is so massive that new revelations are being made every day and new information is coming out daily,” PM Modi said.

“I am very proud that from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I am getting the opportunity to salute the heroes of Operation Sindoor. Our brave jawans punished the enemy beyond its imagination. On 22nd April, terrorists from across the border came to Pahalgam and killed people after asking their religion...Entire India was outraged, and the entire world was shocked by such a massacre,” he added.

The Prime Minister said that the Indian Armed Forces did what had never been done for several decades and struck the enemy 100 kilometres inside its territory.

“Operation Sindoor is the expression of that outrage. After the 22nd, we gave a free hand to our armed forces. They decide the strategy, target and time. Our Forces did what had never been done for several decades. We entered hundreds of kilometres into the enemy soil and razed their terrorist HQ to the ground,” he said.

“Destruction in Pakistan is so massive that new revelations are being made every day and new information is coming out daily,” the Prime Minister added.

The Prime Minister also warned Pakistan after a nuclear threat from the neighbouring country over New Delhi’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

“The people of our country have clearly understood how unjust and one-sided the Indus agreement is. The waters of rivers originating in India have been irrigating the fields of our enemies, while the farmers and the land of my own country remain thirsty without water,” he said.

“This was such an agreement that has caused unimaginable damage to the farmers of my country for the last seven decades. Now, the right over the water belongs only to the farmers of India,” the Prime Minister added.

Notably, during his recent visit to the United States, Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, threatened to damage any infrastructure that India constructs on the Indus Water channels. He also threatened to wipe out half of the world using nuclear, if Pakistan ever faces a threat to its survival.

India issued a strong rebuttal to Munir’s statement. Ministry of External Affairs said that “nuclear sabre-rattling is Pakistan's stock-in-trade,” and added that it was regrettable that “these remarks should have been made from the soil of a friendly third country.”

Published on: Friday, August 15, 2025, 08:44 AM IST