Here is PM Modi’s ‘dual purpose’ of visiting Adampur

Days after India’s second largest Air Force base at Adampur remained under heavy attack from the Pakistani side, Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised the valiant troops by landing on Tuesday morning and spending more than an hour with them.

His visit served a dual purpose.

First, of course, to boost the morale of the forces for their valiant role in Operation Sindoor. Modi’s videos of chanting “Bharat Mata ki Jai" and “Vande Mataram" slogans with the troops went viral this afternoon.

The second and bigger purpose was to demolish the claims of Pakistan that India’s Air Force bases and their runways had suffered damage and that even the S-400 Air Defence System had been damaged by it.

The PM tried to smash these claims by posting his pictures on ‘X’ with troops, with MiG 29 and S-400 visible in the backdrop.

Adampur had been under continuous attack from Pakistan for three nights. Multiple drones and missiles had been fired all around it.

A few drones had reportedly also landed within the compound of the IAF base but could not do any significant damage.

Remains of at least six missiles were recovered from the peripheral areas of the Adampur Air Force base since Saturday.

All these missiles had been intercepted nearly 5-7 km from the air force base. Missiles had fallen at Dhogri, Sarmastpur, Kangniwal, and Isharwal villages. A partly live missile had also been found at Chuharwal village, also in the same range from the IAF base.

Located between Jalandhar and Hoshirpur, the Adampur IAF station is just 100 km away from the Pakistan border. The forces deployed at the 75-year-old frontline airbase had played a significant role even in the 1971 Indo-Pak war and the Kargil war. It also houses workshops for the repair of aircraft. Adampur also houses a civil airport where Star Air runs flights to Nanded.

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