India, May 7 -- The Karnataka unit of the Congress found itself at the centre of a political storm on Wednesday after it briefly shared a Mahatma Gandhi quote on peace-just hours after Indian fighter jets launched a cross-border strike as part of 'Operation Sindhoor'.

The now-deleted post on social media platform X read: "The most powerful weapon of mankind is peace - Mahatma Gandhi." It was published shortly after the Indian Air Force targeted terror camps at nine locations across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack that killed 26 tourists, including several children.

Following a wave of criticism, the party later issued a more assertive message lauding the Indian Air ...