Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 23 (ANI): Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday lashed out Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his questions on the Operation Sindoor and stated that Rahul Gandhi and Congress spoke in the same tone as Pakistan.

'Rahul Gandhi and Congress are speaking in the same tone as Pakistan... The Indian Armed Forces made Operation Sindoor victorious...The terrorist sites and headquarters in Pakistan were destroyed...The whole nation is united and is supporting the armed forces...Whereas, the Congress party is asking for proof...' Reddy said speaking to the media.

Meanwhile, earlier today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hailed Operation Sindoor, calling it a collaboration of Prime Minister's strong political will, accurate information provided by the country's intelligence-gathering agencies and the amazing display of lethality by the Indian armed forces.

Addressing the Border Security Force Investiture Ceremony in the national capital, Shah said, '...Operation Sindoor is when our Prime Minister's strong political will, accurate information from our intelligence-gathering agencies and the army's amazing display of lethality came together. Operation Sindoor is formed when all three come together.

'Our country has been facing Pakistan-sponsored terrorism for many decades. Pakistan has carried out many big incidents for years, but it has not been given a proper response... In 2014, Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, a government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party was formed and the first big attack was on our soldiers in Uri; they dared to burn them alive and we did the work of giving a befitting reply to the terrorists by entering the terrorist hideouts for the first time by doing surgical strikes immediately after Uri,' Shah said.

'We had attacked the terrorists but Pakistan proved that it sponsors terrorism...Pakistan, considering the attack on terrorists as an attack on itself...When the Pakistani army tried to attack our civilian bases and our military establishments, the Indian army gave a strong reply. It demonstrated their firepower by attacking their airbases,' the Union Home Minister stated. (ANI)