India, May 9 -- Lauding India's "mature and restrained" military response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack under 'Operation Sindoor', JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda on Thursday said that while the challenges may not end here, there is immense relief in knowing that the nation stands united.

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In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka, HD Deve Gowda, lauded Modi's "exemplary leadership" and "determined steps" in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attack.

"I pray that God be with you, and with our great nation as we wage this war of dharma against the adharma of terrorism," Gowda wrote, pr...