'Our sindoor was wiped out but...': How Pahalgam victims' families reacted to Operation Sindoor

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked Operation Sindoor as the term for Indian armed force strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the message was clear: It was meant to bring justice for the wives of the men who were killed by the terrorists in Pahalgam on April 22.

The terrorists gunned down 26 men while wives of many of the victims helplessly watched them dying. Now the families of victims have reacted to India's successful retaliation against Pakistan.

Pragati Jagdale, whose husband Santosh was killed in Pahalgam, said 'Operation Sindoor' was a fitting tribute to the victims. "Our sindoor was wiped out by terrorists but today I am very happy that under Operation Sindoor, our armed forces destroyed terrorists' bases in Pakistan," he told PTI.

The couple's daughter Asavari Jagdale said expressed her gratitude and pride that the armed forces gave a befitting reply through airstrikes.

Kaustubh Ganbote was another Pune resident who was killed in the April 22 Pahalgam attack. His widowed wife Sangita Ganbote said she is extremely happy that India retaliated for the Pahalgam attack wherein she and other women lost their "sindoor". "We were all waiting to see when India would avenge the terrorist attack," she told PTI.

Sanjay Dwivedi, the father of Pahalgam victim Shubham Dwivedi saluted the Indian army and the PM for listening to the pain of Indians. Talking to ANI, he said, "I am continuously watching the news. My entire family has been feeling light since we heard this news".

Another relative of Shubham, Manoj Dwivedi, said the victims finally got justice and thanked PM Modi for the "real tribute" that that the victims got from the Army. "When our child lost his life, we said that a revolution is going to come in our country. We were sure that PM Modi would take the strictest steps to finish terrorism," he told ANI.

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