Guwahati, May 17 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday strongly condemned China's preposterous attempts to name places in the state, saying that it is not a new thing and the Ministry of External Affairs has already rejected such attempts.

In an interview with ANI, Khandu also expressed gratitude on behalf of people of Arunachal Pradesh to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and country's armed forces for giving a befitting reply to terrorists in Pakistan through Operation Sindoor.

Khandu said he had seen reports in the media about China attempting to rename a few places in Arunachal Pradesh.

"I have also seen in the media that China has attempted to rename a few places in Arunachal Pradesh. It's not a new thing for us; ...