‘Misrepresentation of facts’: MEA clarifies Jaishankar’s ‘warned Pakistan at the start’ of Operation Sindoor remark
The Hindu
MEA clarifies misrepresentation of India alerting Pakistan before Operation Sindoor, refuting Rahul Gandhi's criticism of government's decision.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday (May 17, 2025) described as "utter misrepresentation" claims that External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar acknowledged that India alerted Pakistan before the launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7.
The clarification came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the government suggesting that the Indian side informed Pakistan ahead of the military strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
“The external affairs minister had stated that we had warned Pakistan at the start, which is clearly the early phase after Operation Sindoor’s commencement,” the external publicity (XP) division of the ministry said.
“This is being falsely represented as being before the commencement. This utter misrepresentation of facts is being called out,” it said in a brief statement.
Mr. Gandhi, in a social media post, asked who had authorised the decision to inform Pakistan. "Informing Pakistan at the start of our attack was a crime. EAM has publicly admitted that GOI did it," Mr. Gandhi said.
"1. Who authorised it? 2. How many aircraft did our air force lose as a result?" he asked.
Mr. Gandhi also shared a video clip of Mr. Jaishankar's interaction with reporters where he talked about some aspects of the Operation Sindoor and India's strike on the terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK.
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