Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed Operation Sindoor during a speech in Madhya Pradesh, stating Indian soldiers brought Pakistan to its knees.
Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone for the Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park in Dhar district, Modi said: “The nation gives utmost priority to the security of Maa Bharti. We did Operation Sindoor and destroyed terror camps.”
He added that the “world saw a Pakistani terrorist weeping and recounting his plight” in reference to a viral video of aish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander’s speech wherein he was heard stating that India tore into pieces the family of terror mastermind Masood Azhar during the May 7 strikes at the group’s headquarters in Bahawalpur in Pakistan.
“Yesterday, the country and world saw how one Pakistani terrorist, weeping and tearfully narrating his ordeal. This is the New India, which does not fear any nuclear threats. It enters the enemy’s house and strikes),” Modi said, adding that terrorists from Pakistan desecrated the vermilion of our sisters and daughters. “We carried out Operation Sindoor and demolished the terror launch pads,” he said.
🇮🇳 PM MODI: “Pakistani terrorists wiped the sindoor of our sisters…We launched Op Sindoor, DESTROYED terror camps & BROUGHT Pakistan to its knees.”
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) September 17, 2025
“Yesterday, the world saw a Paki terrorist CRYING.”
“This is NEW INDIA — fears no NUCLEAR threat, enters homes & STRIKES back”🔥 pic.twitter.com/E8aSm7VQZd
Swadeshi Goods
He also made a strong pitch for swadeshi goods. “This is the season of festivals, and we must remember the mantra of Swadeshi and incorporate it into our lives. I have a humble request to my 140 crore fellow countrymen that whatever you buy, it should be made in our country and should bear the sweat of some Indian or another. It should carry the fragrance of the soil of my India,” Modi said.
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“Shops selling 'made in India' goods should have 'Garv se kaho yeh swadeshi hai' boards," he said. Modi also appealed to women across the country to actively participate in the Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar health initiative. "Today, I have come here to demand something from my mothers and sisters. All I ask is that you attend these camps without any hesitation. Tests and medicines are free. State treasury is not more important than your health, he said.
Development programmes
PM Modi, on the occasion of his 75th birthday launched the ‘Swasth Nari Shashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’ while also inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for multiple development works in Dhar today.
Apart from the Swasth Nari Shashakt Parivar Abhiyaan, the Prime Minister also launched the state’s 8th Rashtriya Poshan Maah campaign.
