Justice served: Relatives of Pahalgam victims laud action

A sense of satisfaction and relief was collectively shared by the families of Pahalgam terror attack victims after the Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes in Pakistan and PoK.

Sumathi, the mother of Manjunath Rao from Shivamogga in Karnataka who was killed in Pahalgam, said she did not want her son’s “sacrifice” to go to waste.

“We had faith that Modi will make the right decision. Nothing should happen to innocents, but those who try to oppress or indulge in rogue actions against us should not be spared. My son’s sacrifice should not go to waste. I feel that the right decision has been taken,” Sumathi said.

Bharath Bhushan from Bengaluru, who was visiting Pahalgam with his wife and three-year-old son, was also shot dead by terrorists.

Bhushan’s father Channaveerappa hailed the armed forces’ response. “The name, ‘Operation Sindoor’ is correct because they have removed the ‘tilak’ of many women. That’s a good step. Government has done a good job.” Jennifer, wife of Sushil Nathaniel, said the four terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack should be killed. “Whatever has happened is right, but those four people should also be eliminated,” she said.

Sushil Nathaniel, an Indore resident, was holidaying with his wife in Pahalgam. Arathy, daughter of N Ramachandran from Kochi, expressed hope that the operation would bring some relief to the families of the victims.

“Let all Indians see comfort in this operation. Let Operation Sindoor bring some comfort and relief to all the families of victims,” Arathy added.

Childhood friends Santosh Jagdale and Kaustubh Ganbote from Pune also lost their lives in Pahalgam. Their families described ‘Operation Sindoor’ as a fitting tribute to the victims. “Through Operation Sindoor, a tribute has been paid to those who were killed in the Pahalgam attack. I am thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for carrying out Operation Sindoor. I am thankful that our emotions have been understood.

“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,” said Pragati Jagdale, wife of Santosh.

Sangita Ganbote, wife of Kaustubh, said that they were extremely happy that India avenged the Pahalgam terrorist attack in which she and other women lost their “sindoor”. “We were all waiting to see when India would avenge the terrorist attack. Today, the Indian armed forces gave a befitting reply to the cowardly attack in Pahalgam,” she said.

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