East Medinipur, May 13 -- Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, asserting that after Operation Sindoor, all "patriots" should join the BJP.

Speaking to ANI, Adhikari lauded the Indian Armed Forces for giving a befitting reply to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.

"BJP is a nation-first party. All those who are nationalists will have to come along with PM Modi. After Operation Sindoor, all patriots should join the BJP. The PM gave a very good speech yesterday. The Indian Army gave a befitting reply during Operation Sindoor. Our Army has erased many family members of Masood Azhar," the BJP leader said.

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