Former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Shikhar Dhawan have shown strong support for India’s Operation Sindoor.
They took to social media to praise and salute the country’s armed forces after they launched Operation Sindoor – a series of Precision targeting terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir on May 07.
“Fearless in unity. Boundless in strength. India’s shield is her people. There’s no room for terrorism in this world. We’re ONE TEAM!” wrote Sachin on X.
Fearless in unity. Boundless in strength. India’s shield is her people. There’s no room for terrorism in this world. We’re ONE TEAM!
Jai Hind 🇮🇳#OperationSindoor
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 7, 2025
On the other hand Dhawan Shared a video highlighting operation’s success and captioned it. “Jo kaha tha, woh karke dikhaya. Justice is served. Bharat Mata Ki Jai!”
India takes a stand against terrorism. भारत माता की जय! 🇮🇳
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 7, 2025
Operation Sindoor was launched in response to the Pahalgam attack, which claimed innocent lives and left many injured. The Indian Arm’s swift and decisive action aimed to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK sending a strong message against terrorism.
India targeted nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pok in a move described by the government as ‘focussed, measured and non-escalatory in nature.’
The joint operation involving the Army, Air Force and Navy – specifically struck terrorist infrastructure believed to be behind planned attacks on Indian soil.
Three major groups bases, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen, and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were reportedly the attacked and destroyed.
Among the nine locations hit were Bahalwalpur, long suspected to be the hud of JeM operations since the 2019 Pulwama attack along with Muridke, Gulpur, Sawai, Bilal Camp, Barnala Camp, Sarjal Camp and Mehmoona Camp.
More than 80 terrorists involved with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), and Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in the Operation Sindoor. The government stated that military action was measured and that the targets were selected based on credible intelligence.
