Varanasi, May 7 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Wednesday hailed the Indian Armed Forces for 'Operation Sindoor,' in which terrorist hideouts at nine locations deep inside Pakistan were targeted in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack.

Speaking to ANI, Rai reiterated his earlier remarks and said everyone wanted the "lemon chillies" removed from the Rafale fighter jet.

"I congratulate the Army. We always take pride in our Army... The entire country wanted those lemon chillies to be removed from the Rafale... I think wherever terrorism is flourishing, we need to eliminate it all", Ajay Rai said.

Rai had earlier sparked a controversy recently after he showcased a toy version of the Rafale jet with lemon and chillies hanging...