Congress slams PM Modi's 'Operation Sindoor' remark on Asia Cup win

The Congress took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for likening Team India's Asia Cup win to Operation Sindoor and said the prime minister must learn from the cricket team on "taking orders" from the "third umpire". In a thrilling finale, India won the Asia Cup, defeating Pakistan by five wickets on Sunday. 

Hitting out at the prime minister for comparing a cricket match to a battlefield, Congress said the comparison itself was inappropriate. Congratulating Team India on the Asia Cup win, Modi tweeted, "#OperationSindoor on the games field. Outcome is the same - India wins! Congrats to our cricketers."

Taking a dig at the prime minister, Congress leader Pawan Khera said in a post on X, "Prime Minister ji, first of all, it is not right to compare a cricket match to a battlefield." Saying now that he has compared, Khera said Modi should learn from Team India regarding listening to "third umpires".

"If you have made the comparison anyway, then you need to learn from the Indian team that when you are close to victory, good captains do not ceasefire on the orders of any third umpire," he tweeted. 

The Congress leader was apparently referring to US President Donald Trump's claims of "stopping" the India-Pakistan conflict in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to avenge the killings of 26 people in the terror attack.

After days of heightened military activity, India and Pakistan decided to stop firing on May 10. While the US president claimed credit for stopping the military operation, India denied the involvement of any third nation in the ceasefire talks and said the talks were bilateral.