Chandigarh, May 12 -- Former Punjab Director General of Police SS Virk on Monday praised the Centre's decision to launch Operation Sindoor against Pakistan in the aftermath opf Pahalgam terror attack, calling it "absolutely appropriate."

Virk said that the operation sent a strong message to Pakistan that disrupting peace and development in Kashmir would not be tolerated.

Virk told ANI, "In my opinion, the decision taken by the Government of India to carry out the attack was appropriate. They have sent a clear message to Pakistan that what you orchestrated through your proxies on April 22 was a very wrong step."

He praised the central government for tit-for-tat approach, responding to Pakistan's provocations with equal or greater force....