Shimla, May 7 -- Reacting strongly to the recent counter-terror operation reportedly conducted by Indian forces, former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian security agencies, calling the mission "a decisive and historic response."

Referring to the brutal terrorist incident in Pahalgam, Thakur said, "Look, I understand what happened in Pahalgam, where terrorists killed men in front of their women and told them to deliver a message to PM Modi. Perhaps keeping that in mind, the Prime Minister and India's forces launched this operation and even named it 'Sindoor', because those women were widowed, their sindoor wiped away."

Thakur claimed the operation went ...