India, Oct. 21 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Diwali greetings to the nation, said Operation Sindoor exemplified righteousness and the fight against injustice. "Lord Ram teaches us to uphold righteousness and also gives us the courage to fight injustice, and a living example of this was seen a few months ago during Operation Sindoor," he said. He referred to the action to eradicate Left Wing Terrorism as a "major achievement for the nation".

"During Operation Sindoor, Bharat not only upheld righteousness but also avenged injustice," he said in a letter to the nation.

Operation Sindoor was conducted by the Indian forces against terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir in response to the terror attack on April 22 in...