Centre draws up all-party delegations to spread Operation Sindoor message across the globe
The government is planning to send all-party parliamentary delegations to several countries to take India’s message after Operation Sindoor to the world.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who has been facing his party’s heat for praising the Centre after Operation Sindoor, will lead an all-party delegation to carry India’s “strong message” of zero-tolerance against terrorism to the world.
The government on Saturday named Tharoor and six other MPs to carry out the major outreach exercise, which comes in the wake of Operation Sindoor — the Indian offensive against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) following the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam last month.
“In moments that matter most, Bharat stands united,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju posted on X.
He said the seven all-party delegations will soon visit key partner nations, carrying India’s “shared message of zero-tolerance to terrorism”.
“A powerful reflection of national unity above politics, beyond differences,” Rijiju said.
Tharoor, a former diplomat, said he was “honoured” by the invitation of the government of India to lead the all-party delegation.
“When national interest is involved, and my services are required, I will not be found wanting,” he posted on X.
Besides Tharoor, the Centre chose two other Opposition leaders — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Supriya Sule.
BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad and Baijayant Panda, and Janata Dal United’s Sanjay Kumar Jha and Shiv Sena’s Shrikant Shinde — both part of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) — will lead the other four delegations.