Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), May 8, 2025 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday praised the precision and strategic restraint demonstrated by India in Operation Sindoor, terming it a "well-calibrated and effectively executed" response to cross-border terrorism. Emphasising India's moral high ground and focus on avoiding civilian casualties, Tharoor lauded the targeting of UN-designated terrorist bases while cautioning Pakistan against further escalation.In an interview with ANI, Tharoor said he was impressed by the codename of the operation "Sindoor" conducted by Indian Armed Forces against Pakistan in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack and said it sent out a telling message. "The operation was well-calibrated, well-calculated, and effectively executed. I am very impressed, from the naming of the operation to how it was presented to the world. We had to respond. We could not allow Pakistani terrorists to believe that they can walk into our country, kill civilians, and get away with it. They had to be punished. At the same time, an indiscriminate action on our part could have needlessly provoked an escalation and cost us the sympathy of the world," Tharoor said.
