Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a multiparty Indian delegation in Colombia, strongly defended India’s retaliatory action under Operation Sindoor following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22. Speaking to the media in Bogotá, Tharoor said India had no choice but to strike back, emphasizing that “this kind of outrage could not go unpunished.”
He criticized the international community for offering only condemnation without action and particularly slammed Pakistan for its complete inaction, stating that no arrests or prosecutions followed the attack. Tharoor revealed evidence of Pakistan’s complicity, including photos of uniformed military officials attending the funeral of a known terrorist on the sanctions list.
Calling out Colombia’s official reaction, Tharoor expressed disappointment that the country extended condolences over Pakistani casualties from India’s retaliatory strike rather than standing with the victims of the terror attack.
“There can be no equivalence between those who dispatch terrorists and those who resist them,” he declared, clarifying that India’s response was a legitimate act of self-defence. He highlighted that the attack had been claimed by The Resistance Front, a Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot based in Muridke, Pakistan.
The Indian delegation, including MPs from Congress, BJP, Shiv Sena, and other parties, aims to clarify India’s position and counter any misconceptions abroad regarding its anti-terror operations.
