NEW DELHI: Reiterating his resolve to punish perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack and their patrons and emphasising that the "blood of every Indian is boiling", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the unity demonstrated by grief-stricken 140 crore Indians was going to be the biggest source of strength for India's "decisive fight" against terrorism.
"In this war against terrorism, the unity of the country, the solidarity of 140 crore Indians is our biggest strength. This unity is the cornerstone of our decisive fight against terrorism. We have to strengthen our resolve to face this challenge that has appeared before the country. We have to demonstrate strong willpower as a nation. Today, the world is watching, after this terrorist attack, the whole country is speaking in one voice," the PM said in his monthly radio address.
The focus on unity came amid the bellicose threat issued by Pakistan's defence minister Khwaja Asif to set off terror attacks in each Indian city.
PM repeats resolve to punish perpetrators, their controllers
No matter which state one belongs to, no matter which language one speaks, one is feeling the pain of those who have lost their loved ones in this attack. I can feel that the blood of every Indian has been on the boil after seeing the pictures of the terrorist attack," Modi said as he repeated his resolve to hand severest punishment to the perpetrators and their controllers. "I once again assure the affected families that they will get justice, justice will be done. The perpetrators and conspirators of this attack will be served with the harshest response."
The PM also said the terrorists and their patrons were driven by desperation to reverse the progress achieved by Jammu and Kashmir in recent years.
"At a time when peace was returning to Kashmir, schools and colleges were vibrant, construction work had gained unprecedented pace, democracy was getting stronger, the number of tourists was increasing at a record rate, people's income was increasing, new opportunities were being created for the youth. The enemies of the country, the enemies of Jammu and Kashmir, did not like that," he said. "They want Kashmir to be destroyed again and so executed the heinous conspiracy."
He also underlined that the international community shared the anger.
"Anger that we the people of India feel, that anger is there in the whole world. After this terrorist attack, condolences are continuously pouring in from all over the world. Global leaders have called me up as well, written letters and sent messages too. Everyone has strongly condemned this heinous terrorist attack. They have expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. The whole world stands with 140 crore Indians in our fight against terrorism."
"In this war against terrorism, the unity of the country, the solidarity of 140 crore Indians is our biggest strength. This unity is the cornerstone of our decisive fight against terrorism. We have to strengthen our resolve to face this challenge that has appeared before the country. We have to demonstrate strong willpower as a nation. Today, the world is watching, after this terrorist attack, the whole country is speaking in one voice," the PM said in his monthly radio address.
The focus on unity came amid the bellicose threat issued by Pakistan's defence minister Khwaja Asif to set off terror attacks in each Indian city.
PM repeats resolve to punish perpetrators, their controllers
No matter which state one belongs to, no matter which language one speaks, one is feeling the pain of those who have lost their loved ones in this attack. I can feel that the blood of every Indian has been on the boil after seeing the pictures of the terrorist attack," Modi said as he repeated his resolve to hand severest punishment to the perpetrators and their controllers. "I once again assure the affected families that they will get justice, justice will be done. The perpetrators and conspirators of this attack will be served with the harshest response."
The PM also said the terrorists and their patrons were driven by desperation to reverse the progress achieved by Jammu and Kashmir in recent years.
"At a time when peace was returning to Kashmir, schools and colleges were vibrant, construction work had gained unprecedented pace, democracy was getting stronger, the number of tourists was increasing at a record rate, people's income was increasing, new opportunities were being created for the youth. The enemies of the country, the enemies of Jammu and Kashmir, did not like that," he said. "They want Kashmir to be destroyed again and so executed the heinous conspiracy."
He also underlined that the international community shared the anger.
"Anger that we the people of India feel, that anger is there in the whole world. After this terrorist attack, condolences are continuously pouring in from all over the world. Global leaders have called me up as well, written letters and sent messages too. Everyone has strongly condemned this heinous terrorist attack. They have expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. The whole world stands with 140 crore Indians in our fight against terrorism."
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